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False Report
Rockville, MD
News
Swatting Call Prompts Police Response At Walt Whitman High School (
Developing
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A suspected swatting call triggered a police response at a Maryland high school, putting the campus on lockdown as officers moved in to investigate. The incident unfolded in Montgomery County, where police were dispatched to Walt Whitman High School shortly after 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5. School officials initially placed the campus in a secure status as officers arrived on scene. Police say the call appeared to be a swatting incident — a false report intended to prompt a large law enforcement response. By 12:37 p.m., the status at the school was shifted to a hold while officers condu…
Stafford, VA
Police & Fire
Busted At Home Depot, Then Again Days Later: DC Man Has Wild Weekend In Stafford
Tyrone Cooper went to the well a few too many times over the weekend in Virginia and found himself behind bars twice for being a bit boozy in Stafford County. The 40-year-old District resident had a forgettable few days after being busted for public intoxication twice in 72 hours, according to the sheriff's office. A deputy was first called around 7 p.m. on Friday, April 17, to Home Depot on Worth Avenue, where there was a reported disturbance involving a man who "displayed signs of impairment with an odor of alcohol coming from his breath, slurred speech, and glassy eyes." Cooper initiall…
Lebanon, PA
News
TikTok Uproar, $20K Fundraiser Follow Felony Wiretap Conviction In Fort Gap Rape Case: DA
A Dauphin County woman at the center of a viral controversy has been sentenced to jail after being convicted of felony wiretap violations and lying to police about being raped, the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Veronika Rodriguez, 24, of Middletown, was convicted by a jury in May of two felony violations of Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act and one count of false reports to law enforcement. On Wednesday, Judge Charles T. Jones Jr. sentenced her to 30 days to two years less one day in the Lebanon County Correctional Facility. The Allegation Rodrigu…
West Hempstead, NY
News
Ex-Trooper Admits Shooting Himself on Southern State, Blaming Bogus Gunman Triggering Manhunt
A now-former New York State Police trooper admitted he shot himself and then fabricated a story about being ambushed on a Long Island highway, triggering a massive, multi-state manhunt. Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, pleaded guilty to making a false report and tampering with evidence in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, May 21, stemming from an incident on the Southern State Parkway. Mascia admitted he staged the scene on Oct. 30, 2024, by shooting himself in the leg with a .22 caliber rifle, scattering shell casings on the roadway, and then calling in a false emergency claiming he …
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Waldorf Man Indicted After Missing Woman Found Dead, Buried Near Cedarville State Park
A Maryland man who claimed his girlfriend went missing earlier this month has been indicted for murder after her body was discovered buried in a plastic bin in a wooded area near Cedarville State Park, authorities announced. A grand jury returned an indictment charging 24-year-old Keycy Barrera-Rosa with multiple counts of murder, and making a false report in the death of his girlfriend, Lesbia Ramirez Guerra, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Investigators say Barrera-Rosa contacted the Charles County Sheriff’s Office on April 2 to report that Guerra was mis…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
News
Pepper-Spraying, Robbery Of PA Inmate By NJ Prison Guard Ends In Conviction: DOJ
A New Jersey prison guard pepper-sprayed an injured Pennsylvania inmate, helped steal his belongings, and lied to cover it up — and now she's been convicted at trial, federal authorities announced on Thursday, April 10. Ivory S. Cousins, 35, of Glassboro, NJ, was found guilty of three counts of depriving the inmate of his constitutional rights under color of law and one count of filing a false report, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said. The case stems from Cousins’ conduct while employed at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia in August 2019. Trial evidence showed Cousins…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Maywood Man Arrested In Florida Swattings, Sheriff Says
A 22-year-old Bergen County man was arrested last month after making swatting calls to police in Florida, authorities said. Maywood PD In August 2024, officers in south Florida responded to reports of shootings at two different residences, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. One call said a person was shot in the chest and being held hostage, while another call said the caller, later identified as Justin Flavien, shot his sister, authorities said. Once on scene of both incidents, deputies determined the reports were unfounded and no one was injured, police said. Despite Flavien's effo…
West Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
Trooper Shot Himself On Southern State Parkway Before Blaming 'Dark-Skinned Man,' Police Say
A former New York State Police trooper who claimed that a driver shot him, triggering a region-wide manhunt, made the whole thing up, prosecutors alleged. Thomas Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, surrendered to police Monday morning, Jan. 27, before being arraigned on a count of making a false report and related charges in Nassau County District Court. Mascia initially told colleagues that he was walking toward what he assumed was a disabled vehicle when he heard several shots fired by a “dark-skinned man” on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead shortly before midnight on Oct. 30, 2024…
North Bergen-Guttenberg, NJ
Police & Fire
'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks Guttenberg Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison
A New Jersey man who made swatting calls to a Florida high school got more than his 15 minutes of fame: Two years behind bars. Brad Parga, of Guttenberg, who was 17 years old when he called in threats from the Garden State to Milton High School in Santa Rosa County on Feb. 14, 2022, said his reason for doing so was "to get on the news." On Nov. 14, 2024, Parga was sentenced to two years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by three years of probation — and Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson didn’t miss the opportunity to give the cheeky update. "You know I'm about gran…
Westfield, NJ
Police & Fire
False Report Of Shooting Leads To Westfield High School Lockdown: Police
Westfield High School was placed on lockdown after a "maliciously false" report of a shooting on the morning of Monday, Sept. 23, authorities said. At 9:53 a.m., the high school reported it received a single phone call from an unidentified person reporting two people were shot inside the school, Westfield police said in a release. Westfield High School contacted officers and said it had placed itself into a lockdown pending law enforcement response, police said. Officers initiated a full response of all its patrol officers and detectives, police said. The roadways around the scho…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police
A 30-year-old Bogota man was arrested after accidentally shooting himself in the leg and claiming he was the victim of a drive-by, authorities said. Officers called to the 100 block of West Fort Lee Road at 3:40 a.m. Saturday, July 1, found Frederick Bambo Jr., formerly of Paterson, with a gunshot wound in his upper left thigh, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. They rendered aid until a Little Ferry EMS rig and paramedics from Holy Name Medical Center arrived. Bambo -- who claimed that a silver vehicle fled the scene after the shooting -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Cole said…
Brentwood, NY
News
New Update: West Islip Woman Falsely Reports Men With Guns Inside Home, Police Say
A Long Island woman is due in court after being accused of falsely reporting men with guns were inside her home. At around 2:20 p.m. Friday, June 16, Suffolk County Police received a 911 call from the Gladstone Avenue resident who called from a neighbor’s house. When officers arrived, she repeated the information and officers surrounded the house, Suffolk County Police said. A short time later, a family member exited the home after observing the police activity and told officers there was no one inside. A check of the house revealed there was no one in the …
Rivertowns, NY
Police & Fire
Fake Report Prompts Large-Scale Police Response In Irvington
A swatting incident led to an extensive police response in Westchester, prompting authorities to begin a search for the perpetrator of the false report. The incident happened on Thursday, May 25 just before 2:30 p.m., when an individual made a false report that led to a large police response near the lower area of Main Street in Irvington, according to Irvington Police. After the false report was made, Irvington officers responded to the area and set up a safety perimeter with the help of police from Tarrytown and Dobbs Ferry. After a preliminary investigation was conduct…
Paterson, NJ
News
Disgraced Ex-Paterson Officer Charged With Assault Of Second Defenseless Suspect
A former Paterson police officer already awaiting trial for beating one suspect over the head with a flashlight has been charged with doing it to another. Spencer Finch, 46, of Mahwah, broke a victim’s nose, knocked out two of his teeth and chipped another outside a Quick’s Food Store on Dec. 22, 2018, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson alleges. In a subsequent use-of-force report, Finch said he was arresting the robbery suspect when he “became belligerent with police and shouted profanities,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in announcing the indictment on W…
Stamford, CT
News
Active Shooter Notification Leads To School Lockdown In Stamford
A report of an active shooter at a Fairfield County school led to the lockdown of all the city's schools. The incident took place in Stamford around 9 a.m., Friday, Oct. 13 at Stamford High School. According to Lauren Meyer, with the City of Stamford, Stamford High School received a false report notification of a threat of an active shooter in the building. The school was immediately put on lockdown and the Stamford Police Department responded and all protocols were followed by staff and students. All necessary precautions were taken and in an abundance of caution, Stamford Police made the…
Alexandria, VA
Schools
Breaking
: Fake Active Shooter Report Targets DC High School, Police Say
D.C. police investigated a phony active shooter call at a local high school on Tuesday, Sept. 20, officials said.Sometime before 11:30 a.m., an individual falsely reported an active shooter incident at Roosevelt High School, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Though police were able to quickly determine the report was fake, officers conducted a walk-through of the school to make sure students and faculty remained safe, authorities said. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Filing False Police Report
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly lied to police about being attacked and robbed. Charles Tyler, age 51, undomiciled, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 7, for the incident which allegedly took place in September 2021 in Suffolk County in Riverhead, said the Riverhead Police. During the initial 911 call for help, Tyler told officers that he had been pushed to the ground by two unknown Black men and robbed at knifepoint of $600, the Riverhead Police said. After an extensive investigation, it was determined that the events reported and that were detailed in Tyler’s written&nbs…
Northern Valley, NJ
News
Portable Radios Stolen From Norwood EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged
Three emergency medical workers with another squad broke into the Norwood EMS building and stole three portable radios, authorities charged. Two of them, Antonio Guinta, 26, and Frank Ballante, 19, both of Norwood, have been with the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad a little over a year, said Franklin Smith, the squad’s captain. The third defendant, Anthony Olsen, 47, of Laurence Harbor was an observer who’d recently been with a squad in South Jersey, Smith said. It turns out he also had a criminal record, authorities said they discovered. The Nov. 29th thefts from the Norwood EMS b…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
'Abducted Child' Not Found In South Jersey Woods, Authorities Say
A neighborhood report of a child abduction in South Jersey turned out to be false, authorities said. About 11 p.m. Monday, a caller told police that they witnessed an unidentified man force a 7- or 8-year-old boy into the woods, police said. Multiple local police and firefighters and New Jersey State Police searched woods off of Blenheim Avenue and Ritz Drive,, police said on Tuesday. Absecon police and firefighters were helped in the ground and air search by the New Jersey State Police aviation unit and police from Galloway and Pleasantville. "After a thorough investigation there h…
York, PA
News
PA Woman Faked Her Death In Ukraine To Avoid False Sexual Assault Charges, Reports Say
A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with making a false report, insurance fraud and unsworn falsification to authorities after she allegedly faked her own death among other things.Oksana Olkesandrivna Brown, 46 of Dallastown, had a different 2020 than most people, she not only traveled internationally, but she came back from the dead, sort of. Brown allegedly fled the US and faked her death to avoid serving time for falsely accusing a Pennsylvania State trooper of sexual assault and to obtain a life insurance payout, reports York Daily Record. Brown -- a former Baltimore City police offic…
Newark, NJ
News
Feds: Essex Jail Officer Admits Covering Up Colleague's Assault On Federal Detainee
An Essex County correctional officer admitted Wednesday that he covered up a colleague’s assault of a federal detainee. Angel Chaparro, 38, told a federal judge in Newark that he and two colleagues were strip-searching the detainee at the Essex County Correctional Facility last August when the assault occurred. The detainee – who was being held pending a federal trial – had squirted a mixture of urine, yogurt, and milk onto a correctional officer, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Friday. Officer Damion James attacked the detainee in a disciplinary cell, “striking him multiple tim…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
West Shore PD: Woman Arrested For Lying About Assault
A Cumberland County woman has been arrested for lying about an assault, according to West Shore Regional Police. Michele Lynn Peters, 27, claimed she was assaulted in 800 Block of North Front Street in Wormleysburg on Friday, authorities said. Investigators discovered she provided false information in her report of the supposed assault. Peters was arrested on Sunday and resides in Cumberland County Prison pending criminal charges. Peters previously has served time after being picked up on a warrant for theft and pleading guilty, serving 15 days in prison, the minimum sentence.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Boardwalk Store Robbery Never Happened, Police Say
A store clerk has been charged after calling 9-1-1 reporting a crime that turned out to be false, authorities said. At 12:42 p.m. on Monday, Atlantic City patrol officers were called to H & A Fashions in the 1400 block of the Boardwalk in reference to an alleged robbery and damage to the store, police said. The store clerk, Malik Awais, told officers that several people entered the store, stole items valued at $100, pushed him as they fled, and caused property damage totaling more than $5,000, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman. Detectives of the Criminal Invest…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Falsely Reporting An Incident Involving Handgun In Area, Police Say
A 21-year-old man was arrested after allegedly falsely reporting an incident involving a handgun in Dutchess County. Kyle Ropeter, of Wilton, New York, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 8, after New York State Police responded to the town of Stanford for a report of a person with a handgun, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When troopers responded an investigation found that Ropeter had falsely reported the incident, Hicks said. He was charged with falsely reporting an incident and released on an appearance ticket.
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Who Tried To Run Over Boyfriend Faces Multiple Charges, Police Say
A Long Island woman who intended to run over her boyfriend has been accused of falsely reporting a domestic incident in order to place blame on him when the car crashed, according to police. Berline Francois-Torres, 28, of Ronkonkoma, was driving a 2010 Nissan eastbound on Fulton Street in West Babylon, with her children, ages 5 and 9, in the vehicle, when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed through a fence and into a house, located at 30 Fulton Street, on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:20 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. Francois-Torres reported to police that her boyfriend had been in the ve…
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Greenwich Woman Falsely Reported Stolen Credit Card, Police Say
A 58-year-old Greenwich woman was arrested after falsely telling police someone had stolen her debit card and taken $200. Robin Schildge-Repdai, 58, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 26, after reporting to police that her debit card had been stolen and a "large amount" of money had been taken from her account, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. An investigation into the incident found that the woman had a man drive her to the bank where she used the card to withdraw the $200, Slusarz said. The man later confirmed to police that he had driven the woman to the bank and she had withdraw…
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Webster Police: 'Attempted Child Abduction' Was A Hoax
A girl has admitted to lying about an attempted abduction in Webster. An unidentified 11-year-old girl has confessed to lying when she said someone tried to kidnap her on the evening of Monday, Aug. 10, police said. “The child admitted the story was a fabrication, and this fact was verified by Webster Police Detectives,” the police said. “There was no alleged abduction.” A false report was made on Aug. 10 at around 5:42 p.m. to the Webster Police claiming an attempted abduction. All available police were put on the case and a description of the “suspect” was circulated to other police depa…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Rockland Woman Admits To Making Fake 911 Call To Get Revenge With Man Who Owed Money
A woman seeking revenge against a man who owed her money admitted to making a phony 911 call in Rockland County, police said. On Tuesday, July 14, the Ramapo Police Department received an emergency call from a woman who reported that a group of five men were fighting outside an area residence, with one brandishing a knife. Officers from the Ramapo and Spring Valley police departments responded to the scene, and upon arrival, discovered there was no fight, and had never been a fight. Police said that the investigation into the incident determined that the original 911 call was made by a gir…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Bloomfield Man Charged In Slaying Of Hillside Resident, Dumping Body
A Bloomfield man has been charged in the killing of a Hillside resident whose body was left in a parking lot last week, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Harry Gonzalez, 29, shot and killed Ralph Jeudi, 32, Dec. 10, authorities said. The remains were discovered in the parking lot of a liquor store on Belleville Avenue in Belleville. Gonzalez has been charged with murder, conspiracy, desecrating human remains, false swearing, false report and weapons offenses. The investigation is still active, authorities said. Anyone with information on the killing is asked to c…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With Falsely Reporting Shooting In Northern Westchester
A woman has been arrested and is facing charges after she allegedly falsified a report of a shooting in Northern Westchester, police say. On Friday, Feb. 1 around 11:!5 p.m., New York State Police responded to Lexington Avenue in the town of Cortlandt on the report of a domestic dispute. The caller claimed that the suspect was holding her hostage and actively shooting at her. After further investigation by the State Police, Westchester Police Department, Yorktown Police Department and K9 units, it was determined that no shots had been fired in the area. The caller, identified as 47-year-ol…
Scarsdale, NY
Police & Fire
Police In Scarsdale Investigate False Fire Report
Police in Scarsdale are investigating a false report of a fire in the village. Members of the Scarsdale Police and Fire departments responded to an Old Lyme Road residence at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, where there were reports of smoke coming from a home. Upon arrival, police officers and firefighters found no evidence of fire or smoke. Investigators spoke with the homeowner, who said that he did not call, and does not know who called, but noted that this has happened on several occasions. Police said that the incident appears to have been falsely reported. Officers canv…
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