Man Accused Of Impersonating An Officer And Criminal Threatening

MANCHESTER, NH - On September 28, 2020 at approximately 11:15 p.m., Manchester police responded to the area of Wolfe Park on Harvell Street for a report of an individual threatening homeless people with a gun.

The caller told officers that a male with a mask, wearing all black, and walking a dog had approached his tent and started yelling at him to leave.

MPD Spokesperson Heather Hamel said, "The man unholstered a gun and racked it several times before pointing it at him. The caller said he asked the unknown male if he was a police officer and he said he was. The caller started to pack up his belongings, and while he did so the suspect started throwing some of his things around, ultimately damaging them."

Police located a man fitting the description of the suspect. He was identified as Geoff Brown, 32 of Manchester.

Hamel said, "He was wearing a black tactical vest, with a two-way radio and multiple pouches. He had a black American flag hat, a black face mask, a black duty belt complete with pouches, and a leg style holster with a gun in it."

Brown was arrested and charged with Criminal Threatening, Criminal Mischief and Impersonating a Police Officer.

Brown was arraigned in Hillsborough Superior Court-North Tuesday a judge set bail at $2,000 cash, he was ordered to surrender all firearms and ammunition to MPD. He is also prohibited from going within 50 feet of Wolfe Park.

On Tuesday, a judge set his bail at $2,000 cash, ordered him to surrender all four of his firearms and ammunition to Manchester police, and prohibited him from going within 50 feet of the park.