Police officer charged with impersonating a police officer

An police constable from Upland, Pennsylvania, is facing court charges he impersonated a police officer while confronting a double-parked neighbour.

Robert Dugan, 47, allegedly verbally accosted a woman who double-parked a car outside her home on April 6.



Police say the woman told them Dugan yelled obscenities at her from his car to the point that his face was turning red. Dugan is a full-time patrolman with the Delaware County Park Police and was elected to a six-year term as constable in 2009.

He allegedly said that he was an Upland Borough police officer and that if the woman didn’t move her car, he would cite her and arrest her. After a preliminary hearing Dugan was held for court on charges of impersonating a police officer, two counts of harassment and disorderly conduct. His formal arraignment will be on June 26.