A Chinese Guy Allegedly Turned His House into a Fake Police Precinct and Spent Years Posing as a Cop

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A guy from Wuhan, China, has to turn in his fake gun and badge after getting busted for allegedly posing as a cop. The fake officer was selling fake warrants and forged official documents out of his house, which was dolled up to look like a police station, complete with interrogation rooms, the Guardian reports.

The Wuhan man, who called himself "Inspector Lei," had a wardrobe "filled with the black blazers of a crime-busting bobby and his office contained an armory of stun guns for subduing the outlaws he claimed to hunt."

Inspector Lei was able to pull off his charade for at least two years, working out of his apartment-cum-precinct. He even had a rooftop siren for his car. Unfortunately, everything came crashing down once he pissed off his girlfriend, Tingting. Conning the public into thinking he was an officer of the law? No big deal. Conning Tingting into thinking he was a trustworthy boyfriend while hitting on her friends? Big mistake.

Last week, Tingting had finally had enough and told Lei she wanted to split. Lei wasn't having any of it. He demanded she pay him $13,000 to buy her way out of the relationship, but Tingting refused. Undeterred, the fake cop threatened to leak their sex tape online. That's when Tingting went to the real police, and Inspector Lei's cover was blown.

When the actual cops raided Lei's apartment, they found a surveillance camera, forged documents, and a GPS tracker, which may have been used to stalk Tingting.