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Lincoln Square Man Pretended to be Police Officer, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | February 29, 2016 9:50am
 Charles Wade, 26, pretended to be a Chicago Police officer, police said.
Charles Wade, 26, pretended to be a Chicago Police officer, police said.
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CHICAGO — A Lincoln Square man pretended to be a Chicago Police officer and even had equipment and a uniform, according to police.

Charles Wade, 26, of the 2700 block of West Summerdale Avenue, pretended to be a Chicago Police officer in public, according to a Chicago Police news release. A witness told the police Wade had police equipment and a uniform.

Wade faces a charge of false impersonation of a police officer.

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