Man impersonating a police officer attempted to pull over a woman in Tay Township: OPP

A man allegedly impersonated a police officer and attempted to pull over a woman in Tay Township on Sunday. 

The incident happened on Hwy. 12 near Park Street in Tay Township at 2:08 p.m., states Southern Georgian Bay OPP. 

The woman said a man driving a black cargo van had been following her for 15 minutes. According to police, when she was westbound on Hwy. 12 from Hwy. 400, the man activated a flashing red and blue light bar and attempted to force her to stop by aggressively driving up close; nearly colliding with her.

The woman called OPP and the suspect vehicle turned southbound on Newton Rd. in Tay Township, police said. 

The suspect’s vehicle is an older model black van with side sliding doors and no rear windows. The front of the van has a licence plate holder, but no licence plate. The front windshield is cracked from the driver’s side to the middle of the windshield. There is a red and blue light bar in the lower front windshield.

The suspect is described as being male with a mostly covered face.

If someone Is attempting to pull you over and you are suspicious of whether it’s a real police officer, call 911 — when it is safe to make a call — to verify, OPP said. 

Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to contact the OPP at , or  or by calling Crime Stoppers at .