CrimeStoppers yesterday alerted the public that on May 23, a man claiming to be a police officer and flashing a blue light on the dashboard of his car confronted a woman motorist on Pi'ikoi Street at 7:45 p.m.

Honolulu police spokesman Capt. Frank Fujii said today HPD vehicles do not use flashing blue lights mounted on the dashboard of their vehicles.

There are three types of lights used by officers in unmarked vehicles: the traditional strobe dome lights mounted on the roof, a new LED light which features a white light between two blue lights, and a viser light on the front passenger-side.

Of the viser light, used by non-patrol officers, Fujii said a siren will also be activated when the light is flashing.

"It's used to allow an officer to get to a scene," Fujii said of the viser light. "Non-patrol officers do not make routine (motorist) stops. They will stop someone only in cases of where there's the presence of imminent danger."