A 14-year-old boy has caused embarrassment to the Chicago Police Department after he put on a faux police uniform, posed as a police officer, and was put on patrol for five hours before anyone noticed.
Police officials announced an investigation into what they described as a serious breach of security. The boy, who aspires to be a police officer, did not issue any tickets or drive the squad car. He has been charged with impersonating an officer.
He was eventually discovered when someone noticed his uniform lacked one of the stars featured on a regulation police uniform. He had been part of a programme designed to promote policing among youth, which meant he had some formal knowledge.
