CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Police on Friday arrested a Clearlake Oaks man who they said was pulling motorists over using lights and other police-style equipment.
David Scott Killen, 28, was arrested early Friday on a felony charge of impersonating a peace officer, and misdemeanor charges of false imprisonment, driving with a suspended driver’s license and intercepting police radio communications, according to Sgt. Tim Hobbs of the Clearlake Police Department.
At about 1 a.m. Friday Clearlake Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Highway 53 and Olympic Dive for a report of a person being pulled over by a suspicious unmarked vehicle, which had red and blue lights mounted above the rear view mirror, Hobbs said.
Hobbs said Sgt. Rodd Joseph located a similar vehicle – a dark purple 2000 Chevrolet Malibu – parked on Old Highway 53 at Denman Road.
As Joseph approached the vehicle it quickly backed down Denman Road and pulled into a driveway. Hobbs said the driver was identified as Killen, with one of the female passengers identified as 33-year-old Clearlake resident Holly Michelle Harvey.
From the driver’s door of the vehicle, Sgt. Joseph was able to see a red and blue light above the rear view mirror, a portable scanner attached to the dashboard, a megaphone with built-in siren near the center console and a siren control box mounted to the dash, according to Hobbs.
Hobbs said several other officers responded to the location and the occupants were removed from the vehicle and detained.
During the course of the investigation it was reveled Killen had attempted to pull one vehicle over then a short time later did in fact pull the same vehicle over. Hobbs said officers discovered the vehicle driven by Killen also had been used to unlawfully pull another citizen over in November of this year on Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks.
In addition, Hobbs said Harvey was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Hobbs said Killen was arrested and transported to the Lake County Jail, where he was booked. Killen’s bail was set at $15,000, and he remained in custody Friday evening, according to jail records.
Harvey was arrested and booked into the Lake County Jail for felony possession of a controlled substance, in this case methamphetamine, and misdemeanor possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. She also remained in custody on Friday evening, with bail set at $15,000, jail records indicated.
Anyone with information regarding similar incidents is asked to contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251.