LEAGUE CITY — A shoplifting suspect was accused of impersonating a police officer by using his one phone call to try to convince the wrecker driver to release his towed car for free, authorities said Monday.
Bond for Bradley Pryor, 21, of Texas City was set at $5,000 on a charge of impersonating a public servant, stemming from a Sunday afternoon incident at the League City Jail, police spokesman Sgt. David Hausam said. Pryor was charged with misdemeanor theft involving clothing and memory cards at the Target shopping center, 3100 Gulf Freeway, about 2:30 p.m., Hausam said. South Belt Wrecker towed Pryor’s car and police brought him to jail, Hausam said. “You have the right to a phone call,” Hausam said. Police accused Pryor of making the call on the jail phone line, which is recorded, Hausam said. “He identified himself as a League City police officer,” Hausam said. “‘I’m an officer and a mistake was made. You need to release the vehicle for free.’”The wrecker service driver said he couldn’t release the vehicle, because it already had been logged in, Hausam said. Police contacted the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office, and a prosecutor accepted the felony charge, Hausam said.
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