Arrest made after false claim of Niagara cop impersonator pulling over motorist

Police have arrested a person who made up a story about a man who allegedly impersonated a cop and pulled them over in Niagara Falls Monday evening.

Officers say the complainant claimed to be driving on Drummond Rd. near Prospect St. shortly before 6:30 p.m. when a black vehicle with white doors turned on its red and blue emergency lighting.

The complainant said they stopped on the side of the road and the man supposedly impersonating a police officer approached the vehicle.

When the complainant became suspicious of the man, the complainant asked for the man’s name and badge number. According to the complainant, the man then returned to his vehicle and fled the area.

Investigators say surveillance footage of the area determined that the story was fake.

Emily Celeste Bojcic, 21, of Niagara Falls was arrested and charged with public mischief.

Bojcic was released and is scheduled to appear in a St. Catharines courthouse on May 10.

Public mischief is a criminal offence that happens when a person misleads a peace officer to enter or continue an investigation by reporting that an offence has been committed when it has not.

Anyone with further information related to this investigation is asked to contact police 905 688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009346.

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