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Want To Impersonate A Cop? There's An App For That

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Peter Gray

Published September 6, 2013 at 9:38 AM CDT

Two Chatham teens are in custody for allegedly impersonating police earlier this week.

Sangamon County deputies arrested Thomas Orme and Christopher Morthland about 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

In a news release Friday morning, Undersheriff Jack Campbell says Orme and Morthland are suspected of having used a cellphone app that mimics flashing police lights and sirens to pull over several drivers near Curran.

Chatham Police helped deputies identify the teens.

The two are being held on bond in Sangamon County Jail. Impersonation of a police officer is a Class 4 Felony.

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Peter Gray

Peter has a diverse background in public, independent and commercial media production. Beginning in 2011, Peter served as reporter and “Morning Edition” host for WUIS. He completed his work at WUIS in 2014. Prior to his start in public radio, he covered the Illinois legislature for NBC affiliate WANDTV-17 and helped launch Phenom Features, a non-profit apprenticeship film studio. Peter hails from Oswego, Ill., where he grew up watching WTTW-11/PBS.

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