The
Fallsburg Police have their hands full in the summer time with the greatly
increased population that comes into our area, and they do a fine job handling
this extra work load. What they do not need is someone wasting their precious time.
Imagine my surprise yesterday when a uniformed officer drove out to
Mountaindale to check on a complaint that my car was “abandoned.” it
seems that one of Mountaindale's citizens decided to bear false witness and made a
decision to call the Fallsburg Police Department claiming
my car had not moved, and was abandoned for a period of over 48
hours.
The
officer, who coincidentally lives in Mountaindale, immediately knew my car when
he saw it. He sees me regularly driving it all over the area...into Woodridge,
Fallsburg, Thompson and other local communities. He immediately informed
dispatch that my car was LEGALLY PARKED in a public parking space on our Main
Street.
I've spoken with higher ups in
the Police Department, and I am going to speak with the officer who had to make
a run out to our hamlet to see if charges for filing a false police report can
be filed against whomever lodged the false report. Obviously this is a case of harassment,
but more importantly, it is a huge waste of Fallsburg Police Department
resources and manpower in this, their busiest time of the year. The
prankster who made the call should be ashamed of themselves, and should be
aware of the fact that filing a false police report is a crime.
