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A man has been charged with criminal impersonation after he allegedly identified himself as a police officer

Michael A. Scaletta-Teates, 49, allegedly showed up at multiple active police scenes and identified himself as an off-duty police detective in Edmonds, Wash.

“He looks relatively legitimate. As a lay person, you’re not going to figure it out,” former King County Sheriff John Urquhart said of Scaletta-Teates' appearance

A man in Washington has been charged with criminal impersonation after he allegedly identified himself as a police officer — and showed up to real law enforcement calls.

According to the Bremerton Police Department (BPD), located about 30 miles outside of Seattle, 49-year-old Michael A. Scaletta-Teates arrived at an active police scene on Sept. 5 wea

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