By James Vaughn | Daily Journal
For the Republic
JOHNSON COUNTY — Deputies arrested a Shelbyville woman after she told them she was a state police officer during a routine traffic stop.
Lindsay M. Callahan, 33, was arrested on charges of impersonating a public servant, a felony, and false identity statement, a misdemeanor.
Deputies were patrolling Sunday afternoon in the area of State Road 135 and Fry Road when they observed a car traveling north at 55 mph in a 45 mph zone. They initiated a traffic stop in a restaurant parking lot off State Road 135, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report.
The driver, later identified as Callahan, immediately told deputies, “I am a cop.” They asked her where she worked and she said, “ISP,” as in Indiana State Police. As deputies talked with her, she appeared nervous as if she was doing an undercover operation. They asked her if they were interfering with an undercover operation, and she said it was a long difficult story, according to the report.
She then gave deputies another name. “If you replace my last name with Dinomav, it will all make sense,” she said.
Deputies ran both names she gave them and received a return under Lindsay Callahan that she was a valid driver. They then searched online court records, which showed she had multiple felonies, including burglary with a deadly weapon and auto theft.
For the complete story, see Tuesday’s Republic.
