How many years do you think rodorrio kittrell should get in jail for posing as an police officer?

Second Arrest Made In Kidnappings by 2 Who Posed as Police





By Allison Klein


Washington Post Staff Writer


Thursday, November 2, 2006; B04











D.C. police have charged a second suspect in a series of abductions and robberies committed by large men who pretended to be police officers.





Rodorrio Kittrell, 33, turned himself in Tuesday, a day after officers charged his alleged partner, Caliss Johnson, 41, with the abductions in Northwest and Northeast Washington.





Police believe the men flashed official-looking badges and guns before they accosted their victims. They stole bank cards and used them to get cash, police said, and also fondled female victims. Police said the men were easier to identify and apprehend than the average suspect because of their girth -- Johnson weighs about 350 pounds and Kittrell about 250.





The suspects were taken into custody after police released surveillance footage of one of the men using a bank machine in Maryland. Both were held without bond yesterday after they appeared in D.C. Superior Court.





When Johnson was arrested, he admitted he was involved in all three recent kidnappings and robberies and told investigators that Kittrell was his partner in two of the crimes, according to charging documents filed in court.





The documents say that in one of the crimes, on Friday, the suspects approached a couple as they sat in a car in front of a hotel on Fourth Street NE. The suspects showed a badge and displayed guns, then asked the man for his driver's license and registration, according to the documents.





They handcuffed the man, then went with the couple to their rented room. The suspects took a bank card from the man and made him tell the female victim his personal identification number, the documents say. The suspects then drove the female victim to a bank machine, and they completed five transactions, the papers say.





They drove the woman around the city for a while, stole money from her, then released her, according to the charging papers.





The first abduction happened a day earlier, about 12:15 a.m. in the 3000 block of M Street NW, in the heart of Georgetown, when a man with a badge stopped a woman and accused her of driving a stolen car. He put the woman in his car, threatened her with a gun and used her bank card to withdraw money before releasing her, police said.





The last abduction happened about 1:15 a.m. Sunday near 13th and K streets NW. The men pulled alongside a car at a traffic light and told the couple that they were being arrested for speeding, police said. The robbers used the male victim's bank card to withdraw money and buy gasoline and then released the pair, police said.





Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey said yesterday that the crimes stood out because the assailants preyed on unsuspecting victims and pretended to be police officers.





"Police impersonation is something we're always concerned about because they catch people off guard," Ramsey said in an interview on Washington Post Radio.





Investigators have not recovered the badges or gun used in the crimes. Ramsey said people can verify that the person pulling them over is an officer by calling 911 and asking the operator to confirm whether it is a legitimate stop. People also could drive at the speed limit to a well-lighted area or the closest police station.





All officers should carry a badge and an identification card, which they must present if asked, he said.








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How many years do you think rodorrio kittrell should get in jail for posing as an police officer?
My question is why did the writer of this article feel it was important that these are "large" men? Wouldn't any man in uniform or flashing a badge be imposing (and illegal)? Newswriters need to stay on topic and off-bias.





In answer to your question: These are obviously disturbed individuals who are not going to be rehabilitated. I would advocate life at the very least. We do not need people like this roaming our streets.
Reply:well i put this here because rodorrio kittrell is my father Report It

Reply:Doesn't change my opinon of the situation. But that is too bad. Report It