A robbery report in Hannibal’s Riverview Park leads to an arrest for filing a false report.
Hannibal Police say 18 year old Collier Voekel reported to them Thursday that he was assaulted and robbed by a male while walking in Riverview Park. Police say a preliminary investigation into Voekel’s report discovered that Voekel made up the story after being scammed out of money on the internet. Police say Voekel was arrested for filing a false report and released pending a review by the Marion County Prosecutor’s office.

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