​A fake patrol car apparently attempted a traffic stop Saturday night on a second vehicle in order to steal the marijuana it was carrying, according to law enforcement officials.

The Arizona Republic. Both vehicles had bales of marijuana in the trunk, totaling about 319 pounds, reports James King of Phoenix New Times. Pinal County sheriffs’ deputies said they found a car disguised as a police patrol car, along with another car off the side of Interstate 8 in Arizona, reports Stephanie Russo at. Both vehicles had bales of marijuana in the trunk, totaling about 319 pounds, reports James King of

The real cops apparently happened upon the scene just after the fake cops stopped the car with the load of weed. Deputies said the engines of both vehicles were still running when they stopped to check out the scene near Vekol Valley, but both occupants had fled the scene.

The fake patrol car was a Ford Crown Victoria — a perennial favorite of law enforcement — outfitted with red and blue lights, a siren, a spotlight and a front push bar similar to a real cop car.





​A deputy found the fake cop car stuck in loose dirt, with the trunk partially open and the rear passenger windows down, according to spokesman Tim Gaffney. It was about 20 feet behind the other vehicle, a Ford Taurus, which had crashed into a barbed-wire fence during the stop.