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The Bizarre Case of Henry Terry-Bogus Cop

By David Lohr

Henry Terry, 24, was a con man and a scammer who deceived nearly everyone in a Long Island neighborhood into believing he was a cop.  He gained a reputation as a friendly policeman who hit the streets each day, in uniform, to supposedly make the neighborhood a safer place for its residents to live.  Some days he played the part of a police sergeant; other days he was a parole officer.  He was known to pass out a fake business card that labeled him a district commander of a police unit that did not exist.  He was quite the charmer?he even duped his roommate into believing that he was a cop.  He also wore 9/11 commemorative patches on his fake uniform. "He had me fooled the whole time," said a young man who shared an apartment with Terry...continue to full post

Full post as published by Bizarre Crimes of the Week on June 16, 2008 (boomark / email).