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Cops: Peekskill man impersonated police

Originally published: December 12, 2012 7:12 PM
Updated: December 12, 2012 9:00 PM
By LISA REYES AND NIK BONOPARTIS  nik.bonopartis@cablevision.com

Jarrett Wright, 29, was arrested on charges of

Photo credit: Peekskill Police Dept. | Jarrett Wright, 29, was arrested on charges of impersonating a cop after police found him wearing a badge, a pellet gun and a military-style explosives belt Wednesday night in Peekskill. (Dec. 12, 2012)

A Peekskill man was arrested on charges of impersonating a cop after police found him wearing a badge, a pellet gun and a military-style explosives belt Wednesday night.

Officers called a bomb squad and explosive-sniffing dogs to the scene after they stopped 29-year-old Jarred Wright, the Peekskill Police Department said.

Cops, who later determined the vest was not dangerous, stopped...

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