A man has been charged after members of the public were pulled over in Wiltshire by someone allegedly pretending to be a police officer.

Chris Green, 31, of Nursery Close, Peterborough, will appear in court on Tuesday morning.

Wiltshire Police arrested a man on the M4 on Saturday, May 6.

It followed an incident in Corsham earlier that day where it is alleged that he attempted to stop a member of the public.

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Wiltshire Police said that the wannabe officer was pulling people over, while driving a blue Ford Fiesta equipped with a flashing blue light.

In a statement on Twitter, Wiltshire Police Specialist Operations said: “Road Policing Units have one male arrested for impersonating police after we received reports of this fiesta pulling people over around Wiltshire."