Inside the Nassau County Department of Social Services in Uniondale a man posing as a law enforcement officer approached an employee asking for help in safeguarding his firearm at 8:42 a.m. on Jan. 29, Nassau police said.
The employee quickly notified police, who found John Galifianakis, 73, to have several fraudulent identification cards and guns, along with law enforcement clothes in his possession. The subsequent investigation uncovered that Galifianakis is homeless.
He was arrested and then charged with two counts of forgery, criminal impersonation, criminal possession of a weapon and five counts of failing to safeguard a firearm.
Galifianakis pleased not guilty and was released without bail. His next court date is Feb. 5. The Legal Aid society of Nassau County is representing him.