Man allegedly identifies himself as law enforcement

The man was identified as Robert Mannarino, 38, whose arrest Monday was his second in three weeks for pretending to be an officer and stopping a car.

Mannarino has been known to identify himself as a sheriff's deputy, a federal drug agent or a member of other law enforcement agencies, Detective Sgt. Fred Schoenfeldt said.

Mannarino was booked into jail for attempted mayhem, threats, possession of prescription drugs without a prescription, threatening a police officer and impersonating a police officer.

That followed his June 26 arrest for being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, reckless driving and impersonating a police officer. In that case, he allegedly identified himself as a police officer and pulled over a woman motorist.

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