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10/22/2003

Ananova - Woman calls police to get rid of spider

Police Fail to Fine Fraudulent Break-In Report

And someone had to pay for the cops' time etc. People get fined all the time over false alarms which are tripped by accidnet. But this liar gets off scott free?

Ananova - Woman calls police to get rid of spider

A Swiss woman claimed a burglar had broken into the offices where she was working late at night because she wanted police to come and get rid of a spider.

The young woman was alone in the office building in the Swiss district of Pfaeffikon near Zurich when she spotted the spider.

She scrambled on to her desk and used her mobile phone to tell police that there had been a break in, and when a patrol car arrived admitted she had lied about the burglar.

The two officers removed the spider and told the woman she would not face charges over the fraudulent break-in report. The spider was released to safety in a park outside the office.