A man posing as a county police officer tried to solicit money from a Linthicum businessman Wednesday afternoon for a bogus law enforcement magazine, authorities said.
Todd A. Williams, 33, the manager of Maryland Video Systems in the 800 block of Barkwood Court, told police a man who identified himself as Steve Thomas called about 4 p.m., claiming he was a representative of the county police department selling advertising in a new magazine called The Law Officer.
Mr. Williams said the man quoted rates and asked him to send a check by Federal Express. But he hung up abruptly when Mr. Williams asked about a contract and a return number, police said.
County police said no one named Steve Thomas works for the department and that neither the department nor the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 70 which represents county officers publishes a magazine called The Law Officer.