A bill that would make filing a false police report a felony in certain instances passed out of the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning.
) - A bill that would make filing a false police report a felony in certain instances passed out of the Alabama Senate and House Judiciary Committees Wednesday.
. The legislation also includes a provision that would require those convicted to repay law enforcement agencies for the resources used to respond to the false report.. Carlee Russell, 25, called 911 reporting a toddler was on the side of the interstate along I-459 in Hoover. When police responded, Russell nor the toddler could be found, prompting a significant two-day long search that garnered national attention.
Senator Linda Coleman-Madison District 20, noted there are far more serious crimes that don’t have the same sentencing implications.
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