A man with a criminal record in Washington has been accused of pretending to be a police officer after showing up at several emergency scenes while dressed in police gear, according to officials.

The suspect, 39-year-old Michael Scaletta-Teates, was arrested on September 5 in Bremerton, Washington. He arrived at a crime scene wearing a dark uniform, tactical vest, and a badge labeled “Edmonds Police Department.” His vest also had patches with the words “police” and “SWAT.”

Police body camera video showed that a Bremerton officer at first thought Scaletta-Teates was a real detective. “I thought you were one of our detectives at first,” the officer admitted to him.

Authorities said Scaletta-Teates also went to other incidents, such as a trespassing complaint and a fire at a parking garage. He drove an unmarked Ford Explorer with blue lights and claimed he worked both as a part-time security guard and as a police officer in Edmonds, which is about 35 miles away.

When officers asked him for proof of his job, he gave the name “Mezzy Scaletta” but had no commission card. A quick call to Edmonds Police confirmed that he had never worked there.

During the search of his vehicle, police found other gear suggesting he might have been planning to impersonate different professions. One officer even said, “He’s got a firefighter helmet too — he’s ready to do it all.”

Scaletta-Teates was taken to Kitsap County Jail and charged with first-degree criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Court documents revealed his past crimes. In 2016, he was convicted in North Carolina for making a bomb threat and spent 185 days in prison. Despite this, he recently worked as a security guard for The Salvation Army in Bremerton, where staff members said he acted in an “intimidating” way.

Witnesses also reported that he was caught on camera in another case at a 7-Eleven, pretending to be a police officer and giving orders to custom.