CASPER MEN ACCUSED OF POSING AS DEA AGENTS

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Police have arrested two men who allegedly posed as
federal agents to search a house for drugs.

Rory Sheldon Canfield, 24, faces charges of burglary and impersonating a
officer, while Mark J. Streetman, 29, could be charged with impersonating an
officer and criminal entry.

Three residents of a house on 11th Street told police that two men showed up
at the door around 6 a.m. Saturday. The men identified themselves as "DEA"
and asked to search the house, according to court documents.

One of the men, later identified as Canfield, flashed a badge and also bore
handcuffs, court documents state.

The men allegedly searched the house for drugs until people in the house
told them to leave unless they had a search warrant.

Witnesses said the men left in a red Ford Contour, then Canfield returned
with a bogus warrant. The men did not find any drugs or seize any property,
court documents state.

Later Saturday morning, police received a call that two men driving a car
similar to the Contour had left a cell phone at a Cedar Street residence,
according to court documents.

Police said they verified that the phone had been reported stolen.

Police found the red Contour about 11:50 a.m. Saturday, and its driver
reported that Canfield and Streetman had been using the vehicle earlier that
morning, court documents state.

Police found the suspects at their respective residences Saturday,
questioned them and took them to jail.

Det. Derrick Dietz said Canfield was in possession of a badge he had
received while previously working as a security officer.

"At a quick glance, it would look like a (law-enforcement) badge," Dietz said.

Canfield also faces a misdemeanor count of possessing stolen property, and
he was wanted on an unrelated arrest warrant, court documents state.

Burglary is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of
$10,000.

Impersonating a peace officer carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail
and a $1,000 fine. Criminal entry is punishable by up to six months in jail
and a $750 fine.