Phony Porn Inspector Popped

AUGUST 13--Colorado's purported porn inspector has been popped by police. Andrew Libby, 33, was arrested yesterday for allegedly impersonating a detective and demanding X-rated films from an adult video emporium.

On several occasions last month, Libby went to the video store, where he flashed a badge and claimed to be a Longmont Police Department detective assigned to its "age verification unit." Libby even left a business card from the police unit, which, of course, does not really exist. He demanded copies of porn tapes to determine whether the films's stars were old enough to appear in X-rated productions, according to police.

Libby, rebuffed by clerks each time he appeared at the video store, was apprehended a day after cops released surveillance camera photos showing him inside the video store. He was arrested at his Longmont home, where a police search turned up a "metal security officer badge," a small amount of marijuana, and a handgun, according to a media release.

Libby, a convicted felon, was booked into the Boulder County jail on a variety of charges, including impersonating a police officer, weapons possession, and pot possession. He is pictured in a mug shot snapped following yesterday's arrest. (4 pages)