Crime & Safety
Framingham Man Charged In PA For Impersonating Police Officer
The 25-year-old will have a hearing later this month for charges including simple assault, harassment and impersonating a cop.
HEMPFIELD, PA — A Framingham man will appear in court later this month after impersonating a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania police officer on Friday morning.
A police report from the Pennsylvania State Police shows that Thomas Rooney, of Framingham, arrived on the doorstep of a Hempfield, Pennsylvania, home on Friday morning before 10 a.m. impersonating a police officer.
The report said Rooney used a fake name to try and enter the residence. The homeowners called local authorities, who arrived shortly after to determine that Rooney indeed wasn't a cop.
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Rooney was taken into custody at the scene and is charged with impersonating a public official, simple assault and harassment.
A report from Trib Live said police believe Rooney and three others who were sitting in a parked Ford F-150 close by were trying to run a construction fraud scam on area residents.
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No charges have been filed for the others in the truck, but Rooney has a hearing set for Feb. 12.
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