A Lengthy Island girl is dealing with costs after allegedly calling in false bomb and gun threats at a mall on New 12 months’s Day, police stated.
Tasia Morales texted bogus tricks to 9-1-1 about girl with a gun at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, and even lied about seeing a bomb simply after 4 p.m. Sunday, in line with Suffolk County Police. Officers responded to the scene, however discovered no menace. Nobody was evacuated throughout the search for the made-up weapons.
“The precise wording was ‘assist there is a bomb at the mall close to the Barnes & Noble,’ in addition to ‘assist, Alexa has a gun,’ stated Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.
Morales, a 28-year-old worker at one of many shops contained in the mall, was later arrested and charged, police stated. She was arraigned Monday morning and left courtroom after dealing with a choose.
“She was concerned that someone was coming to the store to confront her. She made this way of getting cops to respond by making a false report,” Harrison stated.
Morales didn’t reply questions from reporters. She was launched on the situation she not return to work — however police stated it was not the primary time Morales has pulled such a stunt.
“We also have a couple other incidents where she looked like she was falsifying a report to a 9-1-1 operator via text, and we are going to look at those as well,” Harrison stated.
The opposite false stories have been additionally made in relation to the mal, in line with police. Morales is due again in courtroom later in January.