Crime & Safety
Prosecutor: Woman Charged With Filing False Report of Fake Cop Assault
The woman initially told the Clayton Police Department that a man who appeared to be an officer dragged her from her car and assaulted her.
Charges were filed Wednesday against a by someone posing as a police officer, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said.
Stacy Warren, 47, of the 2200 block of Maximaus Drive in Fenton, faces one count of making a false report.
On Sept. 5, Warren told the that a man who and assaulted her.
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An investigation by Clayton police revealed several inconsistencies in the woman’s statement. Police announced the following day that when they pressed her, she .
Making a false report is a Class B misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a sentence of up to six months in county jail and a fine up to $500.
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