Winnipeg Police have busted a wannabe Mounty. The 59-year-old fake cop was arrested Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in the 500 block of Manitoba Avenue.
The story the man was telling all began to unravel in March of this year when Winnipeg’s Major Crimes Unit began an investigation into an adult male who was falsely representing himself as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as well as a member of their dive team.
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According to investigators the suspect used his false persona to engage people online as an experienced RCMP officer and chat with the unsuspecting victims.
Thomas David Hanaway, 59 from Winnipeg, has been charged with Personating Peace Officer and Fail to Comply with Probation Order (x3) for his alleged involvement.
Hanaway has been convicted of impersonating a police officer seven times before dating back to 2009.
He was detained in custody.
-News 4-
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