A 35-year-old Illawarra man has been charged after allegedly faking his own kidnapping. 9News
At 11:45pm on Saturday, December 31, police received a report that a man in his mid-thirties had been kidnapped around Dombarton, which is about 16 kilometres southwest of Wollongong.Police claim the man made up the story about his own kidnapping and yesterday, Thursday, January 12, at 3:45pm he was arrested.
NSW Police established a strike force to find the man and, after what police described as "extensive efforts", discovered him at 10am the following morning in Dapto, only an eight-minute drive away from Dombarton. Police claim the man made up the story about his own kidnapping and yesterday, Thursday, January 12, at 3:45pm he was arrested.He was charged with making a false accusation, and false representation resulting in a police investigation.
He was charged with making a false accusation, and false representation resulting in a police investigation.He is set to reappear in court on Tuesday, January 24.
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