WINNIPEG — RCMP have arrested a 58-year-old Winnipeg man for using social media to impersonate a police officer.
Thomas Hanaway created numerous social media accounts and also engaged in online forums using the name of an active police office who lives in Manitoba, RCMP said.
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Officers began the investigation after receiving multiple complaints from people across North America. They executed a search warrant on Wednesday and charged him with impersonating a police officer and failing to comply with a probation order.
Hanaway appeared in court Thursday.
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