October 27, 2011 Nevada County man had a pocket full of badges that belonged to his dog www.privateofficer.com
But the badge was apparently one of several in his possession, which he claimed belonged to his dog, said Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal.
The couple called 911 at about 1:40 p.m. Monday to report that a man driving behind them at about 45 mph had been swerving back and forth over the double yellow lines and flashing his lights near Union Hill School, Royal said.
“He nearly ran them off the road,” Royal said. “They started to pull over and he accelerated past them in the oncoming lane. As he passed them at a high rate of speed, he showed them what they believed to be a police badge through his window.”
The couple continued on Highway 174 toward Colfax and stopped a Placer County Sheriff’s deputy to report the incident, Royal said. They then saw the man’s vehicle parked in the parking lot of the marijuana dispensary and notified the deputy.
The driver, identified as Daniel Locke Krummenacher, 48, allegedly had three different badges in his possession. He allegedly had a gold-colored concealed weapons permit badge in his wallet, as well as a Los Angeles County Coroner badge that he said “belonged to his dog,” Royal said.
“He said he owned a retired scent dog, that it was retired because it developed nose cancer from smelling cadavers,” Royal said.
Deputies also allegedly found a security officer badge attached to a backpack that Krummenacher said also belonged to his dog.
He was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving and impersonating a peace officer. He was booked into Wayne Brown Correctional Facility and released on $10,534 bail.
Source:union.com
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