CRIME: Three Niagara Falls men accused of posing as police officers

Bullet News

NIAGARA FALLS – Three Niagara Falls men have been charged after allegedly posing as police officers.

Niagara Regional Police say Sunday evening and early Monday officers responded to a “series” of reports alleging three men were “harassing and intimidating” members of the public while posing as police officers.

The men were driving a silver Chevy Impala similar in appearance to an unmarked police vehicle.

During the incident, citizens were “compelled” to follow directions given to them by the suspects.

Following an investigation investigation, three Niagara Falls men were arrested.

Charged with Personating a Peace Officer are 20-year-old Jeromy Hoxie, 20-year-old Joseph Minty and 19-year-old Jesse Coons.

Hoxie is also charged with Disobey Court Order.

All three accused were released from custody and are scheduled to appear in St. Catharines court on Jan. 9 to answer to the charges.

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John Robbins, an award-winning multimedia journalist, joined Bullet News as a staff writer in January 2011. He was named editor in April 2013. The veteran reporter worked in Niagara and Fort Erie for more than a decade, using his investigative skills in a wide range of beats, including local politics, health/environment, education, business and tourism. His writing has earned him six Ontario Newspaper Awards Robbins, born and raised in Niagara Falls, studied at Emmanuel Bible College and Brock University before graduating from the Journalism-Print program at Niagara College, where he earned several scholarships and awards. During his 11 years as a reporter at the Niagara Falls Review, Robbins, who was Fort Erie bureau chief from 2002-2006, was instrumental in bringing video and e-reporting skills into daily practice at the newspaper and helped build its web and social media audiences. In 2009, Robbins received an appointment to journalism-print advisory committee at Niagara College. Robbins lives in Ridgeway.