BSO: Spirit Airlines flight attendant arrested for impersonating police officer to neighbors

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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — A South Florida woman is being accused of impersonating a police officer.

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Deputies arrested Annie Flaherty, 37, of Oakland Park on Saturday.

She is accused of approaching neighbors and pretending to be a law enforcement officer.

According to an arrest form, Flaherty knocked on two of her neighbors’ doors while wearing a police badge on her hip and identifying herself as “Miami-Dade police,” saying she was investigating stolen diamonds.

Deputies said when they went to Flaherty’s home to question her about the incidents, she provided them with the badge she was seen wearing.

It was described as a Miami-Dade Corrections officer Super Bowl LIV edition badge. Authorities did not say how Flaherty obtained the badge, or whether it was counterfeit.

According to Flaherty’s arrest form, her occupation is listed as a flight attendant for Spirit Airlines.

She was arrested on a charge of impersonating a law enforcement officer and was taken to the North Broward Bureau detention center where she remains on a bond of $15,000, as of Monday night.

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