The LSU Police Department has experienced a recent spike in falsely reported crimes, according to LSUPD Spokesman Cpt. Cory Lalonde.
During the 2012-2013 school year, four students have made up crimes and called them in to LSUPD, Lalonde said.
“There have been occurrences of false reports in the past, but it spiked up this year,” Lalonde said. “In the past, they were rare and infrequent.”
The crimes crafted by the students were all armed robbery, Lalonde said.
“It is a crime to falsely report,” Lalonde said. “It is criminal mischief and can have a $500 fine and/or up to six months in prison.”
Last semester, a student told LSUPD he was robbed at knife-point by Kirby Smith , but later told police he made it up to prank his friends, Lalonde said.
On another occasion, a student got in a fight at Serrano’s restaurant, lost his wallet and keys and called LSUPD saying he was robbed on Tower Drive while walking home from a football game, Lalonde said.
And earlier this month, a student called LSUPD after fighting off his would-be mugger by the Design Building and later admitted to making it up because of a problem in a personal relationship, Lalonde said.
Another student reported being robbed in the Hart Lot by Kirby Smith but admitted to LSUPD she had lost her wallet earlier in the week and was hoping to get it back, Lalonde said.
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