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Tenn. paramedic accused of impersonating cop

By Kelly Hessedal
WREG-TV

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 53-year-old man is accused of pulling over a young woman in Midtown, flashing a fake badge and ordering her to pay him a $1000...or else.

His real job? He’s a paramedic for Pro-Med, Inc., a local ambulance company. His boss? Not very happy about the arrest.

“Very surprised,” said James Meriweather, Director of Operations for Pro-Med EMS in Berclair.

Full Story: The man has been a licensed paramedic since 1991