Police Chaplain Arrested For Impersonating Police Officer

On May 9, 2019, Jay Harlan Jeffers, 79, was arrested on charges of impersonating a peace officer, reckless driving, operating a vehicle with front-facing red lights, and displaying blue lights on a non-emergency vehicle.

Law enforcement located and stopped Jeffers after another motorist notified Nevada Highway Patrol dispatch that a man in a white Nissan Frontier pickup was using red and blue emergency lights to move traffic from his path on US-395. Jeffers allegedly used the emergency lights from Washoe Valley south of Bowers Mansion Road all the way into Carson City and into Dayton. [As if you know where those are.]

Jeffers had a police chaplain badge and ID card from the Sparks Police Department in his possession, but had no police authority and no authorization by any agency to have red and blue lighting on his personal vehicle. Jeffers was booked into the Carson City Sheriff’s Office jail.

Jeffers was an active member of the Sparks Police Chaplain Corp, which is almost-certainly spelled "Corps" despite Sparks Police Department's misspelling to the contrary. The group consists of local clergy of various religions who volunteer their services to the department, providing guidance to members of the department and community during difficult times.

*Was* an active member.

Those days are behind him.

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