Fake IDs and fake badges, including the Department of Homeland Security, were recovered when a driver was pulled over and arrested for driving a stolen vehicle in Alameda.
The man was also wearing a badge that read "Santa Muerte Fire Department," which investigators said does not exist.
According to court documents, the 28-year-old allegedly wore a "Police K9" vest and identified himself as a police officer.
Alejandro Martin targeted Spanish-speaking job seekers he found on the periodical El Clasificado to trick them into giving him money, knowing that his victims were already vulnerable, the sheriff said.
Culver City police said officers confronted a man wearing a bulletproof vest with a large patch on the back that said "POLICE," and that he was in possession of rifle and semi-automatic handgun parts.
The assistant chief of the La Habra Heights Fire Department was arrested after an investigation found he allegedly unlawfully detained an unknown number of people.