NH woman accused of break-in, impersonating a cop

[July 16, 2010]  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Police said a New Hampshire woman faces several charges after she broke into a home and told the owners she was a police officer after she was discovered in the kitchen. Police said the woman, 34, said Wednesday she was chasing a burglar from the house.

Police said when the homeowners asked the woman for identification, she said the burglar had fled with it. Police said the woman pretended to call her sergeant and said she had to go to the station and type up her report and left.

The homeowners wrote down her license plate number and called police. The woman was arrested after a car accident.

She wass charged with burglary, impersonating a police officer, driving under the influence and simple assault.

[Associated Press]

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