SAUGERTIES – A former Kingston city police officer was arrested by Saugerties Police after he was pulled over in the Village of Saugerties and flashed a Kingston City Police officer’s badge, identifying himself as a city cop. The incident occurred at about 9:50 p.m. on February 15. Nicholas Kozak, 37, of Saugerties was arrested following investigation on Tuesday, February 21.
At the traffic stop at a gas station at 131 Ulster Avenue, Kozak became irritated when he received a summons, so the officer called a shift supervisor to the scene.
Kingston Police were later contacted only to learn Kozak, a former Kingston officer, was no longer employed by the city and was not authorized to display a Kingston Police badge, which was then confiscated by Saugerties officers.
Kozak was charged with impersonating a police officer as a felony as well as traffic charges and was issued an appearance ticket returnable to local court.
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