A Leyland man has today been fined £1000 at South Ribble Magistrates Court for wasting police time after he falsely claimed that he had been kidnapped from Hough Lane, Leyland after being threatened.
On 2nd April 2009, 57 year old, Peter Woodward presented himself to Merseyside Police stating that he had been kidnapped in Leyland by three Merseyside males and told to drive to Liverpool where he was robbed of £90.
An extensive investigation was undertaken by South Ribble detectives and neighbourhood officers.
Detective Sergeant Jon Cass, of South Ribble CID, said: "Mr Woodward made a very serious allegation to the police, that he had been kidnapped, which will always be investigated extremely thoroughly.
"It was due to the extensive investigation that Mr Woodward’s lies were uncovered.
"I want to reassure members of the community that all allegations made to the police are fully investigated, but it is a sad fact that some people do fabricate being victims of crime.
"Mr Woodward was prosecuted due to the amount of time invested in this investigation, which could have been put to better use investigating real crime."
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