Police officer charged with filing false report about attack
STATESVILLE — A North Carolina police officer who reported that his unmarked police car was stolen after he was assaulted is now charged with filing a false report. Hickory police Capt. Jeff Young tells news outlets that a misdemeanor warrant for filing a false police report has been issued for now-former Statesville officer Christopher Lee Rivera, but he’s not yet in custody. Rivera called Hickory police Jan. 1, saying he was struck with an […]
