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Posted: February 20, 2009

Police: Wake Forest teen made up mugging story

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Wake Forest, N.C. — A Wake Forest teen made up a story about being stabbed last month on a walking trail in the Heritage development, police said Friday.

The 15-year-old told police he was running along a wooded trail near the neighborhood when a man approached him and demanded money. The teen said the man then stabbed him.

Wake Forest police stepped up patrols in the area after the alleged incident and issued an alert to nearby residents.

Police said a subsequent investigation turned up no suspects or leads. They confronted the teen Friday about several inconsistencies in his story, and he confessed to making it up, police said.

The teen, whose name hasn't been released because of his age, will be charged through a juvenile petition with filing a false report to law enforcement.

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A terrible thing to have made up a story like this...causing the police force to use all the extra man oower for a teen making up a story about this. Even is he is under age and will be charged as a minor I hope that they make it a very harsh one.
malave27896
February 20, 2009 9:33 p.m.
fyi...the "victim" was hispanic. also, maybe all the other folks should not jump to conclusions when something "bad" happens in their neighborhood. things aren't always as they seem, so over-reaction and mass neighborhood e-mails aren't always necessary. let the police do their job and if there is something we need to know, i'm sure they will tell us. just a little birdie in the area imnotsayinimjustsayin

AMEN!!!
Click to view my profile bronzegoddess40
February 20, 2009 8:17 p.m.
I agree , a waste of time and money
jbraswell24
February 20, 2009 6:59 p.m.
fyi...the "victim" was hispanic. also, maybe all the other folks should not jump to conclusions when something "bad" happens in their neighborhood. things aren't always as they seem, so over-reaction and mass neighborhood e-mails aren't always necessary. let the police do their job and if there is something we need to know, i'm sure they will tell us. just a little birdie in the area
Click to view my profile imnotsayinimjustsayin
February 20, 2009 6:15 p.m.
haha! good call, drive by!!
Click to view my profile keeprightexcepttopass
February 20, 2009 5:54 p.m.
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