A former Miami-Dade police officer, Paul Fluty, was arrested in Volusia County for allegedly impersonating a police officer, authorities reported. The encounter unfolded when deputies responded to a driveway in Deltona where Fluty, 39, was discovered claiming he was searching for a missing girl. According to CBS12, Fluty, said to be working with the U.S. Marshals, showed a badge and photo of his credentials, an action which he later described as "out of habit."
Bodycam footage released by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office shows Fluty inside an SUV. He reasoned that he wasn't in a marked patrol car because the child he was looking for "runs from the cops." Despite his assertions, the sheriff's office later clarified that Fluty is no longer a police officer, nor is he associated with any federal task force, according to information provided by NBC Miami.
After being arrested, Fluty conveyed to the officials that he displayed his old badge and credentials "by mistake," and also indicated that his actual role in the vicinity might have been related to a private investigation for an insurance company, as established by further documentation during the probe. Following the incident, he was taken into custody and was later able to post a $2,000 bond as reported by social media updates from the Volusia Sheriff's Office.
A former Miami-Dade police officer who was terminated from his job earlier this year was arrested in Volusia County this week on a charge of impersonating a police officer.
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) September 24, 2025
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