Los Angeles Times reporter Louis Sahagun writes this afternoon that Long Beach police want to hear from the public as they continue “their investigation of a 34-year-old Long Beach man suspected of impersonating an officer, and possibly making illegal traffic stops.”

Now that we have your attention … .

The suspect—whom Long Beach aren’t identifying—was arrested Oct. 8 “in connection with alleged weapons violations,” Sahagun writes.

He “first came under investigation in connection with a domestic violence incident. But a subsequent inventory of his blue 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck revealed that it was equipped with emergency police lights and a siren, and contained numerous blank law enforcement identification cards and badges,” Long Beach police Sgt. Chris Morgan told the Times.

“One of those badges said ‘Special Officer,’ ” Morgan told Sahagun. “The suspect said he was a security guard. But for us, it doesn’t make sense. Why would he have these things if he wasn’t using them?”

There’s more if you click on the link, including a number to call if you think you may have been “falsely detained,” as it’s known.

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