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Former Missouri Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Making a False Vandalism Claim

The former police chief of Perryville, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making a false report and will serve 10 days in jail The Southeast Missourian reports that as part of a plea agreement, Keith Tarrillion on …

Iowa Woman Suspected of Insurance Fraud

Cedar Falls, Iowa, police say they have arrested a local woman on suspicion of insurance fraud and filing a false police report. Police say 44-year-old Michaela Marie Kotz was charged this week in an arrest warrant. Investigators say that in …

Ex-Bus MBTA Driver Convicted of Misleading Police

A former MBTA bus driver has been convicted of misleading transit police when she said a stranger shot at her and robbed her on duty in 2007. But the Boston, Mass., jury also acquitted 54-year-old Nancy Park of Burlington on …

Alabama Woman Charged With Staging Robbery

An Alabama woman is facing a felony charge after police say she set up a robbery at the store where she worked. The Dothan Eagle reports that 27-year-old Bridgett Ann Pruitt was charged with theft and filing a false police …