Magician Turns Himself into Police, is Now Cop
WASHINGTON—Tuesday morning the police department was met by a man, Richard Thompson, demanding to turn himself into the police. He entered police headquarters at 9:20 AM wearing a white dress shirt, black slacks, and a top hat; and started causing a scene. After a crowd gathered, he raised up a circular curtain over his body, completely hiding himself for 5 seconds, then dropped the curtain revealing he was now a police officer in full uniform. After the stunt, he confessed that he had secretly completed the training required to be a cop, had tailored a custom uniform for himself, and used his prior knowledge of magic to pull it off. He could not be charged with impersonating an officer (a felony), because he had become one in front of everyone, leaving no doubt of his legitimacy.