Sheriff’s Office warns of cop impersonator

BASTROP — The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a man impersonating a law enforcement officer following two reported incidents near Red Rock and Rockne.

According to an Oct. 15 social media post, the first report occurred near FM 20 and Walter Hoffman Road, where a man driving a black Dodge Durango pulled over a driver, ordered them out and took personal belongings.

Authorities also said a second person reported a similar encounter.