Man arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer on Tucson's east side

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Officers found two toy guns in holsters, a night-vision monocular and binoculars in the suspect's minivan.

A Tucson Police officer witnessed a blue minivan attempting to pull over another vehicle just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 18, near South Kolb Road and East Escalante Road.

The officer quickly determined the minivan driver was not a real police officer and called for backup, according to a social media post by Tucson Police. Officers stopped the minivan and found the driver has secured a strobe light with blue tape to his van to simulate police lights. Officers also discovered to two toy guns in holsters, a night-vision monocular and binoculars.

The driver, identified as Robert Handley, was arrested on suspicion of felony impersonation of a peace officer.

 

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