TWO men who impersonated police officers were caught after they stopped a police civilian worker and demanded he handed over his driving licence.

Nile Rashid, 20, and Usman Sarfraz, 21, drove behind people with a blue flashing light and flashed their headlights at them.

One terrified teenager and her passenger pulled over but then drove off with their doors locked when they saw four young males in what they initially believed was a police car.

But, the matter was reported to police when Sarfraz demanded civilian worker James Boland show his driving licence and he handed over his Police Scotland ID badge.

The pair didn’t stop there and demanded a third man handed over his details.

Both men plead guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to impersonating police officers on various occasions between December 21 and 22, last year.

Procurator fiscal depute Adele MacDonald said just before midnight on December 21, Ciara Heath was driving home from work with a friend in the passenger seat.

The 19-year-old was driving along Auldhouse Road in the south side and became aware of a car driving behind her flashing its lights.

On seeing four men the girls drove off.

Around half an hour later Mr Boland was stopped on the same street by a car flashing its lights and “operating a flashing blue light”.

Mis MacDonald said: “Again the driver assumed it was a police vehicle and pulled over and stopped.”

Mr Boland noted the registration of the car and contacted the police.

Sheriff John McCormick warned them custody was “likely” and deferred sentence until next month.