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🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Maid Conducts Fake ED Raid at Owners' House, Steals Millions

A domestic help orchestrated a fake raid at the house of her employers in New Friends Colony, Delhi, leading to significant theft.

Feb 26 • 08:27 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man arrested suspected of pretending to be a police chief, stealing a cell phone, and attacking a victim in PI

A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police chief to intimidate and rob another man in Esperantina, Brazil.

Feb 22 • 18:03 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man arrested after impersonating a civil police officer and attempting to escape in the interior of SP

A 28-year-old man was arrested in Pedrinhas Paulista, Brazil, for impersonating a civil police officer and attempting to flee from law enforcement.

Feb 21 • 19:11 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Police arrest fake military officers in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Police have apprehended two individuals for impersonating military personnel in separate incidents in Yenagoa.

Feb 20 • 15:13 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Delhi Police Arrest Fake NIA Officer

Delhi police have arrested a suspect impersonating as an officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) near the Red Fort.

Feb 19 • 07:21 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspect of posing as a doctor and treating patients reported to the police after an employee noticed a different name on PIX

A man was reported to the police for allegedly posing as a doctor and treating patients in a health facility in Brazil after a nurse noticed discrepancies in payment details.

Feb 14 • 21:04 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fake civil policeman arrested after being caught driving fake police car in SP

A man was arrested in São Paulo for driving a fake police car and falsely claiming to be a civil police investigator.

Feb 11 • 16:10 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Uniform, Three Stars, but Sports Shoes on the Feet... Fake Inspector Arrested in Gorakhpur

A fake police inspector was arrested in Gorakhpur, India, impersonating an officer and deceiving people into paying for fake job offers, exposed by his unusual choice of sports shoes with the police uniform.

Feb 11 • 07:16 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Men dressed as police officers jump over a wall, kidnap a woman and flee with her car, but are caught by the police on a highway in PR

Two men disguised as police officers kidnapped a woman in Paraná, Brazil, but were apprehended by federal police a short time later.

Feb 10 • 22:26 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Man is arrested after pretending to be a civil police officer and disrespecting police at a carnival block in Recife

A 40-year-old man was arrested for impersonating a civil police officer at a carnival event in Recife, Brazil, after confronting real police officers with a fake ID.

Feb 10 • 15:53 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
Crime & Justice

Police arraign man over N1.6m, $5,000 fraud

A man, Essien Akpama, has been arraigned in Lagos for fraud involving identity theft and impersonation through social media platforms.

Feb 9 • 22:56 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
Crime & Justice

India arrests two Nigerians for impersonation

Indian police have arrested two Nigerians for allegedly posing as company directors on WhatsApp to defraud employees.

Feb 6 • 03:00 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
Crime & Justice

Pretending to be Sigríður Björk at the police and trying to defraud people

A criminal impersonated a police officer named Sigríður Björk in an attempt to commit fraud against the public.

Feb 4 • 10:50 UTC

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