Crime & Safety

OCPD Investigating Police Detective Impostor

Police say a man posing as an Oak Creek police detective called a 25-year-old woman Saturday.

Oak Creek police are investigating a phone call to a 25-year-old woman from someone pretending to be an OCPD detective.

The woman told police she got the call about 11 p.m. Saturday as she drove home from a movie. An unidentified man began asking questions that made her uncomfortable, like where she lived and what kind of car she drove, according to the Oak Creek Police Department logbook.

She was suspicious enough of the call to contact the police department, which is investigating who was on the other end.

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