By Prince Moore
A man who falsely reported to the police that he was robbed in Portland has been charged with creating public mischief.
He is 31-year-old Joel Reid of Snow Hill district in the parish.
The police say on March 8, Mr. Reid reported that he was robbed of a rented Toyota Axio motor car sometime after 3:00 a.m. in Port Antonio.
He reported that the robbers posed as policemen.
But on Friday March 10, Mr. Reid was among three men charged following a robbery in Snow Hill.
He reportedly confessed to lying that he was a robbery victim and was subsequently charged.