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Man Fakes Robbery On Long Island, Police Say

A Long Island has been arrested after police said he made up a carjacking and assault.

Police arrested a Hicksville man after he allegedly made up a carjacking and assault claim. 

Police arrested a Hicksville man after he allegedly made up a carjacking and assault claim. 

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Enrique Hurtado Mazada, a Hicksville resident, was arrested on Friday, March 8, Nassau County Police announced.

Mazada, whose age was not released, had originally reported that he had been robbed on Monday, February 26.

At about 3 a.m. that day, he claimed that he had been carjacked and assaulted by two unknown people, eventually ending in multiple injuries and the loss of Mazada’s car.

However, an investigation revealed that no part of Mazada’s claim had been true, police said.

He was taken into custody in East Meadow and charged with:

  • Falsely reporting an incident
  • Making a punishable false statement.

Mazada was issued an appearance ticket returnable to Hempstead’s First District Court. 

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