DURHAM — Durham police have charged the man they say pretended to be a law enforcement officer, then attacked a Duke student last month.
Roe Anthony Jones was arrested earlier this week for impersonating a security guard, and for the alleged attack.
Police say a search of Roe's home turned up a police belt, a security guard's uniform, and a notebook with official lingo.
While authorities are confused about how Roe acquired some of the equipment, anyone can go to a police supply store and buy it.
One Raleigh supply store owner says he screens customers carefully, and refuses to sell items to someone who could be a blue light bandit.
Mail order catalogs, though, do not screen shoppers, and require only a credit card for a purchase.
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