6 San Antonio residents guilty of impersonating public servants last 2 years

Here are the mugs of Texas residents who have tried to pass themselves off of as public servants. Here are the mugs of Texas residents who have tried to pass themselves off of as public servants. Photo: File Photo: File Image 1 of / 56 Caption Close 6 San Antonio residents guilty of impersonating public servants last 2 years 1 / 56 Back to Gallery

Six Bexar County residents were found guilty of impersonating a public servant during the last two years, according to records provided by the Bexar County District Attorney's Office.

In all, 17 people were arrested by Bexar County law enforcement agencies on the charge during 2013 and 2014, a third degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

That makes the crime way less common than, say, allegedly committing a felony level DWI.

A majority of the impersonating charges within that time period were dropped or dismissed based on insufficient evidence, according to records.

The San Antonio Police Department has several tips for verifying whether someone is truly a police officer.

Scroll through the slideshow to view mugs of six Bexar County residents found guilty of impersonating a public servant in 2013-14 — and to slide seven for SAPD's pointers on how to spot a fake cop.

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