Fake Police Reports: 2 Charged With Lying To Aurora Police

AURORA, IL — Fake police reports are a waste of time and taxpayer money. That’s why Aurora officers have secured felony disorderly conduct charges against two people they accuse of reporting incidents that never happened.

Mia Stademeyer, 21, was arrested in late September for allegedly lying when she told police that an acquaintance of hers had drugs and a gun." She gave the police a description of the 38-year-old man, who was later located without the contraband. Stademeyer told 9-1-1 operators three times that he had a gun. An investigation later uncovered that the woman was upset with the man and that he never made any movements or showed her anything that would have indicated he was armed, according to police.

In another instance, police said Tyrees Rodriguez, 24, lied to police about a robbery that supposedly took place at the Aurora Metra station Oct. 4. He called 9-1-1 and claimed he was robbed at knife point that morning after exiting the station. At the time, officers noticed the man’s statements didn't quite add up, but they filed a report anyway. With the help of security footage, another officer later discovered that a robbery had never occurred. Rodriguez had a court date in Yorkville that day, and police said he fabricated the story to justify being late for the court appearance.

The two are facing felony disorderly conduct charges through the Kane County State’s Attorney. A Facebook post from the Aurora Police Department says officers take false police reports very seriously because such reports take resources away from actual crime and quality of life issues. Stademeyer and Rodriguez are innocent until proven guilty. A charge is merely an accusation, and not proof of guilt.

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