Officers in Chester, South Carolina, responded to a call from the lobby of the Law Enforcement Center on Monday and in short order the complainant became the suspect. (Source: WSOC-TV)

Tia Alicia Taylor was wearing law enforcement paraphernalia and representing herself as a law enforcement officer to responding officers, police said.

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Taylor allegedly told police she worked for another law enforcement entity.

The encounter led investigators to get a search warrant for Taylor's residence, police said, and the search revealed numerous bags of evidence with law enforcement paraphernalia, including a police badge and the receipt for a weapon not located at the scene.

Taylor was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer.