Officers arrested a woman Sunday morning after she demanded entry into a Louisiana home while impersonating a police officer, according to police reports.
Michelle Medice, 41, allegedly impersonated a police officer wearing a badge and carried a fake handgun as she demanded entry into the home located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Officers arrested Medice for simple burglary and false personation of a peace officer, according to a Tarrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office news release.
“Deputies made contact with the female who was identified as Michelle Medice. She was wearing a law enforcement badge on a chain around her neck and had a fake handgun tucked in the back waistline of her pants,” the release stated. (RELATED: REPORT: Two Women Arrested For Impersonating Police, Livestreaming Racial Harassment At Traffic Stop)
(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Medice told the residents of the home she had previously lived in the house as she attempted entry into and told law enforcement that she was a cop. Deputies disputed her claims and retrieved her badge.
“Medice claimed she was a law enforcement officer which deputies prove to not be the truth, the law enforcement badge was also recovered,” the news release said.
Medice is being held in the Terrebonne Parish jail on a $10,000 bond, according to the news release. A person convicted of impersonating a police officer can spend up to two years in jail, according to Raleigh Bail Bonds.