Police Impersonator Allegedly Approaches Boy Near Randolph Playground
RANDOLPH (CBS) -- Randolph police are looking for a police impersonator who allegedly approached a 12-year-old boy near a school playground on Thursday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 3 p.m. in front of the Donovan School.
A man was sitting in a black sedan with tinted windows in front of the school near the playground, according to the Randolph Police Department Facebook page.
When the boy walked toward the playground, the man got out of his car and told him "This is a high drug area and I need to search your backpack," police say.
The boy agreed to the search, and then searched his backpack while the alleged officer watched.
The man did not make contact with the boy.
The suspect is described as a white man in his 30s, about 5-feet-9-inches tall and 200 pounds, clean shaven, with black hair.
He was also wearing sunglasses, a black shirt, tan pants, and a tan or brown jacket.
The impersonator had a police-style radio, which investigators say could be a handheld scanner.
The child told police that he didn't see the man carrying a badge or gun.
Police say they have stepped up patrols in the area and also at all playground and recreation areas in town.
Area police departments have been notified.
Anyone with information is asked to call Randolph police at (781) 963-1212.
