BOGUS POLICE STRIKE AGAIN AT KINGSGATE

didn’t approach the driver of the Passat.

The driver is described as white, 5ft 8in tall, of medium build and with a scruffy appearance.

Last month, a full-scale police operation was launched to hunt down two bogus cops who stole a car from an unsuspecting East Kilbride motorist.

Dressed in fake police uniforms and driving a greycoloured Volkswagen Passat fitted with blue flashing lights, the men stopped a black Audi A1 on Mavor Avenue in Nerston Industrial Estate.

Police launched a manhunt for the brazen crooks who stole the car after persuading the 28-year-old driver to get out.

They reportedly questioned the driver on the speed limit of the road and the speed he was travelling before pretending to carry out a registration check.

Just 30 minutes prior to this incident, the same men attempted to dupe another driver near to the First Glass public house on Hamilton Road, Cambuslang.

When the driver refused to leave his vehicle and asked to see the officer’s warrant card to confirm his identity, the suspect returned to his car and made off along with his accomplice.

The suspect who approached both vehicles is described as white, approximately 5ft 8in tall, of medium build and with short brown gelled hair.

He was wearing black cargo trousers, black utility belt, black body armour and seen to be speaking into a radio which was being held in his hand.

East Kilbride Chief Inspector Gillian Scott warned that impersonating a police officer is a serious offence and reassured locals that officers were working to identify the individuals responsible.

Detective Sergeant Graeme Begley, at Lanarkshire Division, said: “Our enquiries are ongoing into this report and to establish if this incident is linked to two similar incidents on Sunday, October 30, in East Kilbride and Cambuslang.

“Although we cannot confirm they are linked at this time, we are not ruling anything out. Officers are carrying out enquiries in the area to trace those responsible and we are looking through CCTV images to identify them.

“These incidents are concerning and additional patrols are being carried out in the area following this incident.

“Genuine police officers will be in full uniform. All officers carry a warrant card with their photograph and details on it. If you have any doubt, take a note of their details and contact a local police office on 101.”