Update: The last time we checked in with Miles Hartman, he was pillaging the Alliance police locker room, walking off with a bullet-proof vest during a citizen ride-along. Cops had video of the incident, so the ride-along went straight to jail.
This time Hartman didn’t try to steal anything, but the security guard did tell a hospital that he was an Alliance police officer when applying for a job. He, of course, is not, despite his penchant for making news by being arrested, the newest of those entries: impersonating a police officer. We’re already preparing for next week’s story about Hartman pulling over speeders and trying to ticket them. It’s bound to happen. (WOIO)
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Generally you want to steer clear of the cops if you’re going to commit a crime. They teach this in Criminals 101 down at the local community college. Visiting a police station as a civilian on a “ride along” qualifies as one of those times when thievery should be avoided, what with all the cops around and all.
This article appears in Aug 3-9, 2011.
