Maine Firefighter Accused of Making Traffic Stop Over Cigarette Butt

GARDINER, Maine (AP) -- A former volunteer firefighter accused of pulling over a motorist for tossing a cigarette butt out the window has lost his volunteer job as well as his job as a correction officer at the Maine State Prison.

Police say 20-year-old Gerald Michaud III of Gardiner was issued a summons this week for impersonating a public servant, a misdemeanor, and improper use of an emergency light.

Michaud is accused of using the red flashing light on the dashboard of his truck to get the woman to pull over. He allegedly told her he was an off-duty trooper and that he pulled her over for tossing a cigarette and for smoking with small children in the car.

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Information from: Kennebec Journal, http://www.kjonline.com/

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Permalink Reply by Brandon on February 12, 2009 at 1:01pm

Wow... just... Wow.

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Permalink Reply by Glenn.D.C_15 on February 12, 2009 at 1:15pm

Definately...wow....

There are definately better ways of going about those types of things.

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Permalink Reply by Robert St. Germain on February 12, 2009 at 1:37pm

Hmmm. Grab your cell phone, take down the license plate and report it. Hes lucky she didnt have a gun. Very Dangerous.

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Permalink Reply by Oldman on February 12, 2009 at 1:49pm

Do that in Texas, and its a 3rd degree felony. He obviously doesn't float at the top of his gene pool.

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Permalink Reply by BillySFCVFD on February 12, 2009 at 3:31pm

Since he was in law enforcement, corrections officer and with limited powers, he should have used his radio/cell phone and alerted the proper LE within that jurisdiction. Just like reporting a crime similar to this by an off duty LEO. More then likely he had training for this. TCSS