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Man in fake police car arrested by real officers

The TBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cookeville.
The TBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cookeville. The TBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cookeville.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A driver in suburban St. Louis is accused of using fake emergency lights and a police siren to speed past traffic.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a video surfaced this week showing the driver of a silver sedan speeding past traffic in St. Charles. Police soon started getting calls about the vehicle.

Police say the car was spotted speeding and using lights and a siren on Interstate 70 on Wednesday morning. Real officers stopped the car and arrested the driver. Formal charges were said to be pending.