GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- Gwinnett County authorities have a warning for residents to watch out for a police impersonator. A sheriff’s deputy’s uniform shirts and police radio were taken when the deputy’s home was burglarized.

The sheriff’s deputy who had his uniforms and radio stolen is serving in the National Guard. Meanwhile, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department said if you’re stopped by a deputy, make sure they are who they say they are.

"You hear about people using uniforms to pull over people at stops, you've heard about that in the past, you've heard about things with home invasions and we just want them to be aware,” said Stacey Bourbonnais with the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department.

Officials said the uniform will have a sheriff’s department patch on it and it will also have the name “J. Bush” on it.

In addition to the badge and name patch on their shirts, real deputies will also have a gun belt with their weapons on it.

“Most of them will have Tasers on their belt, they’ll have their pepper spray and their batons,” said Bourbonnais. “If anybody sees someone in a deputy’s uniform that doesn’t look quite right or they believe might be trying to impersonate somebody, they should either call 911 or the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department.”

When you are stopped or approached by a deputy, you can ask for a badge number and then call 911 to verify that they are who they say they are. The stolen radio was disabled so there’s nothing the thief can do with that.