Reality TV Updates

Erik Estrada and other lesser celebrities have been sworn in as reserve officers of the city police department here, allowing them to carry badges and guns as part of a reality television series.
About 200 people packed into a Muncie City Hall auditorium for the Tuesday ceremony to swear in the former “CHiPs” star, along with […]

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Armed & Famous in Muncie Indiana
About 10 percent or less of locals who agree to appear on Armed & Famous are compensated for it, producer Tom Forman said.
Forman also spoke out Thursday against recent allegations of misconduct among the production crew and Muncie police from a man who was arrested last week.
 
“We are following the […]

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Busted on Armed & Famous all I got was a T-Shirt?
Armed & Famous producers are using T-shirts and money to persuade criminal suspects to sign waivers that allow the show to broadcast their faces.
This tactic has at least some community members concerned that the show’s celebrity cops are taking advantage of low-income residents — and […]

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