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The girl visited the station on 15 January and reported a robbery, but the investigating officer noticed discrepancies in her statement. After further questioning it was discovered that she had opened the fake robbery case to fraudulently claim from insurance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/city-calls-for-expanded-policing-powers-after-alarming-crime-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ALSO READ: City calls for expanded policing powers after alarming crime stats<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-criminal-record\">Criminal record<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>She was charged for perjury but not arrested, because she is a minor. She was instead released into the care of her mother and now has a criminal record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Houten warned that people who opened fraudulent cases not only risk facing charges themselves but could also skew the area\u2019s crime statistics which interferes with legitimate police work. 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