Cop's son takes dad's car, pulls over motorists

The son of a Police Chief James Biederman and a friend were arrested Sunday after police said the two took Biederman's unmarked police car and began pulling over motorists.

Authorities said the 23-year-old man and an 18-year-old friend were using the car's siren and lights to pull over motorists and check their licenses. They both wore cargo pants and shirts with police logos. The chief's son even wore a gun belt with an air pistol that resembled a .40-caliber Glock, police said.

Their fun ended when they pulled over an off-duty St. Charles County sheriff's detective. Sheriff Tom Neer said that after the detective identified himself, they told him they were on special assignment with the Ballwin police department.

As the detective checked their story with his supervisor, the two men ran back to their car and drove off. The detective ran the license plate and saw that it belonged to Biederman, who lives nearby.

The detective identified the two when police went to the chief's address, where they were then arrested. They are expected to be charged with misdemeanor charges of impersonating a police officer. Article here.