Calgary police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who has been reportedly impersonating a police officer.

On Wednesday morning, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a woman was driving along Palliser Drive S.W. when she noticed she was being followed by a sedan.

The car behind her activated a set of red and blue lights in an attempt to pull her over.

She did so and after a while, the driver got out and approached her vehicle, shining his flashlight in her eyes to conceal his identity.

The woman became suspicious and immediately drove away, calling 911.

She drove to a nearby police station at which point the car following her fled.

A short time later, a man was driving on Southland Drive when the same vehicle activated his lights.

He pulled over but the suspicious vehicle drove away without stopping.

Police searched the areas around the two incidents but turned up with nothing.

The driver is described as Caucasian, about 5’7”, and wearing green sweatpants.

The law requires that residents pull over when they are approached by police when they have activated their lights.

However, police want members of the public to take note of a number of things to ensure their safety:

The majority of Calgary Police Service traffic stops are conducted in marked vehicles or in unmarked vehicles driven by police officers dressed in full uniform.

Marked CPS vehicles are always equipped with red and blue lights on top, which are always activated during traffic stops.

An undercover officer wearing plain clothes may conduct a traffic stop in an unmarked vehicle, using a red/blue -coloured strobe light. The lights in these vehicles can be located inside the grill or in the vehicle’s interior.

If a driver is not sure about a vehicle that is pulling them over, they should call 911.

Police officers are required to carry identification at all times and drivers have the right to ask them to see that identification.

A driver should never exit his/her vehicle during a traffic stop, unless they are asked to do so by a police officer.

When conducting traffic stops members of the Calgary Police Service usually approach the vehicle they have pulled over in a reasonably prompt fashion. They always identify themselves as members of the Service.

Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers anonymously using any of the following methods:

TALK: 1-800-222-8477

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