MOTORISTS have been warned to be on the alert for bogus police officers after a couple had a disturbing experience. Tim and Jayne Lloyd said they hoped that single women, in particular, would learn from the incident in which they were stopped by a man posing as a police officer. The couple were on their way home to Pontrug, near Caernarfon, from a Bob Dylan concert in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday morning. As they approached Wrexham on the A483 from Oswestry they became aware of an unmarked car flashing them from behind, with a blue flashing light on its dashboard. "I didn't notice how long it had been behind us, but I pulled in," said Mr Lloyd, a sub-officer with the North Wales Fire Service in Caernarfon. The driver of the dark-coloured Ford Mondeo approached and asked Mr Lloyd if he knew how fast he had been driving. Mr Lloyd became suspicious, and asked the man, who was wearing a black T-shirt and black trousers, and had a large bunch of keys hanging from his belt, if he was a police officer. "He said he didn't want to answer that, so I drove off quickly," said Mr Lloyd. The man returned to his Mondeo and sped away, eventually turning off towards Wrexham. Mr Lloyd immediately called the police and asked whether there had been any other reports of bogus officers. "I found the whole incident quite shocking and if he was a genuine policeman why didn't he show his warrant card?" said Mrs Lloyd, 39, a mother of three. "If it happens to me again when I am on my own, I'll just lock the doors straight away," she said. "It really would be a frightening experience for a woman on her own and the mind boggles at what could happen if she was asked to get into the so-called police car. "I feel people should be aware of what could happen," she added. A North Wales Police spokeswoman said the Mondeo was not thought to have been a police vehicle. "If a driver is signalled to stop by any vehicle we would advise him or her to pull over, if possible, in a well-lit area and to keep all doors and windows locked," she said. "We would advise people to ask for some form of identification such as a warrant card and if it is not produced, to drive straight to a police station or contact the police immediately," she added. | 
