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Cops: Fake Firefighter Tells AZ Residents to Flee, Causes Panic
Helena Wegner Merced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.) (TNS) A man pretending to be a firefighter told residents they needed to evacuate because of an approaching wildfire, causing panic, Arizona deputies said. But an evacuation notice had never been put in place …