Mariska Hargitay mistaken for real police officer while filming ‘ [Video]

NEW YORK — Actress Mariska Hargitay, who plays the heroic detective Olivia Benson on the long-running TV show “Law and Order: SVU,” took her detective skills off-screen after she was mistaken for an actual officer on duty. 

While filming an episode of “SVU” in New York, a little girl approached Hargitay, thinking she was a real police officer. 

Witnesses told People and TMZ that the girl had been separated from her mother at the nearby playground and needed help. 

The actress halted production for about 20 minutes as they tracked down her mom and the two were safely reunited. 

Witnesses said the girl did not seem to notice the film crew or Hargitay’s co-star Ice-T. 

“There’s a thing: WWOBD, ‘What would Olivia Benson do?’ The fans would always talk about it, and one day it hit me,” she said. “I also have those …