COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A metro Atlanta man is behind bars, accused of posing as an FBI agent and pulling people over.
Alondra Torres said she was on her way home from work along Lower Roswell Road when a black SUV pulled her over. Then she realized something wasn’t right.
“He has his lights on, so I pull off into a neighborhood, and I see this guy with a full suit walk up to my window,” Torres told Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell.
“He apparently had blue flashing lights equipped in his vehicle, which is illegal,” Officer Aaron Wilson with the Cobb County Police Department said.
“He was asking why I was in a rush, and then he asked for my ID,” Torres said.
Torres said she asked for his ID because she was suspicious.
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“After I asked for the other identification, he switches, and he said he’s an FBI agent,” Torres said.
Police say the man who impersonated an FBI agent was Anthony Hayes.
Torres said Hayes pretended to run her tag after she refused to give up her ID.
“He makes this phone call, and he’s already reading my tag number. Now he’s like walking back here, he’s acting like he’s on the phone,” Hayes said.
Torres panicked and said she called her husband.
“He quickly rushes back to the window, and he’s like, ‘Oh, you’re good to go,’” Torres said.
“If they are not wearing anything that identifies them as a law enforcement officer, that’s a big red flag. If they are not in a marked vehicle, that’s another red flag,” Wilson said.
“I’m just very confused what his intentions were,” Torres said.
Newell said she didn’t see an attorney listed for Hayes, but he did turn himself in on two felony charges. He is currently being held without bond in the Cobb County Jail.
Torres and her husband helped police solve this case.
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