Police warn over false complaints

Published: 6:50PM Friday May 09, 2008 Source: Newstalk ZB

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A warning to people making false complaints to police.

Court action is being taken by Napier police against two women and a 15-year-old for falsely claiming they were raped.

Police Spokeswoman Kris McGehan says detectives are frustrated because their cases were a waste of police time that could have been better spent on investigating genuine crimes.

McGehan says the investigations took up 200 hours of police time and stretched resources.

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