On Saturday, November 11, Prescott Valley Police officers responded to the Walmart Store on Glassford Hill Road after a caller advised that there was a white male in a full-sized, red Dodge truck with flashing red and blue lights in the parking lot, talking to a woman who was panhandling on the corner. The man had a badge and a gun on his hip and identified himself as a police officer. The person reporting this incident told the suspect he was calling the police. The man fled the area, but the reporting party was able to get the license plate of the truck.
The license plate came back to an address in Chino Valley. With the assistance of the Chino Valley Police Department, officers arrested Kenneth Gregory of Chino Valley without incident. Several items of evidence were recovered at the scene, including a badge, a gun, a gun belt, and the red and blue lights that were suction cupped to the inside of the front window of the truck. Impersonating a police officer is a class six felony under Arizona Revised Statute 13-2411A.
If you or someone you know has had contact with this suspect, please call the Prescott Valley Police Department at 928-772-9267.
The Prescott Valley Police Department appreciates and values its partnerships with community members. It is the willingness of residents to notify of suspicious activities that assists the department in its crime prevention efforts. This is yet another example of how well Community Policing works.
