New Update: West Islip Woman Falsely Reports Men With Guns Inside Home, Police Say

At around 2:20 p.m. Friday, June 16, Suffolk County Police received a 911 call from the Gladstone Avenue resident who called from a neighbor’s house.

When officers arrived, she repeated the information and officers surrounded the house, Suffolk County Police said. 

A short time later, a family member exited the home after observing the police activity and told officers there was no one inside. 

A check of the house revealed there was no one in the house.

The woman, identified as Melissa O’Brien, age 32, was charged with falsely reporting an incident. 

• Original report: False Claims Of Gunman Lead To West Islip Woman's Arrest, Officer Accident: Police

An officer responding to the call was involved in a motor vehicle crash on Saxon Avenue and Union Boulevard in Bay Shore. 

The officer was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for non- life-threatening injuries. The other driver was not injured.

O'Brien was issued a field appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday, July 6.

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