North Carolina man charged with impersonating police officer
March 13, 2021
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) A 52-year-old North Carolina man dubbed the “blue light bandit” has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer.
James Douglas Miller, of Charlotte, is accused of using blue lights to try to pull over cars on an interstate highway in western North Carolina, the Rutherford County Sheriff s Office said in a news release.
Miller was arrested Thursday and charged with felony impersonation of a law enforcement officer.
The sheriff s office said Miller is accused of activating blue lights to stop drivers on U.S. 74 in Rutherford County on two separate occasions between Feb. 27 and Feb. 28.
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NEW BOOK Douglas Miller, a native of Steubenville, is the author of the recently published book “The Greatest Escape: A True American Civil War Adventure.” Contributed
Douglas Miller’s continued interest in his hometown of Steubenville was apparent from the moment he answered his telephone.
“How is the weather there?” Miller asked while speaking from the Los Angeles suburb of Studio City.
When told that we were experiencing below-normal temperatures, had about 6 inches of snow on the ground and were looking at a forecast that at the time called for as much as 18 additional inches of snow in the following week, he said he remembered that type of weather well.
Nominees in additional categories will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Producers Guild of America has announced the documentary nominees for the 2021 Producers Guild Awards.
The nominees for outstanding producer of documentary motion pictures are, in alphabetical order,
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, Dick Johnson Is Dead, My Octopus Teacher, Softie, A Thousand Cuts, Time and
The Truffle Hunters. It s still being determined which individual producers are eligible for the nomination and award.
Dick Johnson Is Dead has been nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for best documentary and won two IDA documentary awards and three Critics Choice documentary awards.