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Byron J. Boisseau allegedly used amber lights on his automobile to drive different drivers out of the best way. State police mentioned they discovered a BB gun, handcuffs, a bulletproof vest, and extra in his possession.

A Revere man was arrested Sunday for impersonating a police officer after allegedly flashing amber lights at different drivers and forcing them out of his approach.
Byron J. Boisseau, 43, was charged with impersonating a police officer, carrying a harmful weapon, possession of burglarious instruments, disorderly conduct, negligent operation of a motorized vehicle, and attaching non-compliant aftermarket lighting to a automobile, in keeping with Massachusetts State Police.
Troopers had been notified at about 8 p.m. Sunday that an individual driving a white Ford Crown Victoria with a Massachusetts registration was imitating a police automobile and making different drivers transfer out of their approach in Revere.
A state police trooper noticed the automobile about 10 minutes later flip onto Ocean Avenue from Revere Seashore Boulevard. The automobile had flashing amber-colored lights on each its entrance and rear. It was in any other case white with no figuring out marks, police mentioned.
State police pulled over the automobile. As a trooper approached, he noticed a black hat with the phrase “safety” on it within the again seat, dealing with a window. Boisseau was behind the wheel, sporting a shirt with “safety” emblazoned on it. There was additionally a silver badge in a holder dangling from a sequence on the rear-view mirror, police mentioned.
Boisseau advised the trooper that he labored for a safety firm and that he had a mace gun and a BB gun on him. Boisseau was requested to exit the automobile and, as he did so, touched the deal with of what seemed to be a firearm that was protruding from a thigh pocket, police mentioned. The trooper “took management of the suspect’s arms” and eliminated the weapon, which turned out to be a pepper spray gun.
In keeping with state police, Boisseau was sporting a police-style belt that had a number of items of apparatus hooked up to it, together with an expandable baton and a handgun that resembled a Glock. The trooper eliminated it and confirmed that it was a BB gun loaded with steel pellets.
When the trooper searched Boisseau’s automobile, in addition they discovered a bulletproof vest with two metal plates inserted, a big black flashlight, an aluminum holder typically utilized by police to carry quotation varieties, a black Balaclava-style ski masks, two pairs of bolt cutters, and a push-bar bumper, that are sometimes hooked up to police autos, in keeping with state police.
When Boisseau’s belt and pockets had been searched, police allegedly discovered a folding knife, black handcuffs in a pouch, a small black flashlight, a canister of pepper spray in a holder, two handcuff keys, the baton, an alcohol breathalyzer check package, black rubber gloves, the BB gun, and the mace gun.
Boisseau was booked and launched on bail pending his arraignment in Chelsea District Court docket.
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