Man who faked own kidnapping to see mistress ordered to pay back police resources

[muriel_volestrangler]

A Dapto man who faked his own kidnapping to spend New Year's Eve with his mistress has been ordered to compensate police for the time they spent looking for him.
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"Thank you for sending Paul to me, now payback is a ***** bye bye. We will keep him with us until the morning wen (sic) he gives us his bike we call it square."
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Officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District established Strike Force Evison to investigate, putting in 200 hours of police work, equivalent to more than $25,000 from the taxpayer.

By 10am on January 1, 2023, they had intercepted Iera's white van in Dapto in a high risk vehicle stop, finding him safe inside with his lover.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/dapto-man-who-faked-his-own-kidnapping-to-compensate-wollongong-police/e3aa64e9-9e45-43a2-ac73-c6e6e91c7981

If you're going to fake your own kidnapping, don't be around in public with the real reason you're "missing".

[catbyte]

1. In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny,

[Effete Snob]

2. I agree

If you're going to do something stupid, be smart about it.