Drunk armed with vodka steals cop car

Police in Boston say that drivers who spotted a man at the wheel of a squad car holding a bottle of vodka and ordering them to pull over was not a real officer.

Several people called to report Jeffrey Jarosz's behavior, the Boston Herald reported.

Jarosz, who the Herald said already had a long rap sheet, mostly for driving while intoxicated and alcohol-related assaults, is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail on a list of charges that include impersonating an officer, stealing the police car and, yes, driving while intoxicated. His most recent address has been the Pine Street Inn, a well-known Boston shelter.

Jarosz allegedly grabbed the car, which belonged to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police, from a South Boston garage where it was being repaired.

"Witnesses stated he had lights and sirens on, and he was behind the wheel pointing and yelling at people to pull over," David Procopio, a spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney told the Herald.

Police forces in Boston are reconsidering the circumstances in which they leave keys in squad cars.