‘Officer’ enters home with gun, Louisiana cops say. It was fake — and so was her badge
A woman pretending to be a police officer was carrying a gun and badge — both of which were fakes, Louisiana authorities say.
Michelle Medice, 41, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and impersonating a peace officer, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were responding to a call about a suspicious person entering a home early Sunday when they found Medice in a parked car behind the residence, a news release states. The caller told 911 that the woman in question was “wearing a badge and was armed with a gun.”
Medice alleged that she used to live at the home and that she was a law enforcement officer, deputies said.
To play up the ruse, she wore a badge on a chain around her neck and had a fake handgun tucked into the waistband on her pants, according to police.
Medice’s claims about being a cop didn’t check out, however, and she was arrested without incident, officials said.
She remained in custody at the Terrebonne Parish Jail as of Tuesday.
This story was originally published May 18, 2021 at 12:38 PM with the headline "‘Officer’ enters home with gun, Louisiana cops say. It was fake — and so was her badge."