Crime & Safety
Police: Teen Cut Himself, Claimed He Was Slashed in Robbery
19-year-old charged with filing a false report.
A Fair Lawn man has been charged with filing a false report after accidentally cutting himself with a knife and claiming he was slashed during a robbery in a pharmacy parking lot.
Nicholas Conklin, 19, who cut himself while sitting in a car, initially told authorities he was attacked late Tuesday night when he was trying to buy gum at the River Road Walgreens, according to NJ.com.
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