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Question: I hid my 10 year old friend who ran away from home from the police and her parents. Can I get into trouble if I lied to the police?

Answer: False reporting to a police officer is a class 1 misdemeanor. See ARS 13-2907.01. You can be arrested and prosecuted for that.


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On 03/08/04
ROSA from NY said:
my cousin ran away from her house.she did that because her mother asn father were fight.she was afaid to go home.
On 03/03/04
Robert s from AZ said:
why'd u do that. that was irresponsible. lol but neway thats ok i did something similar to that i hid my puppy dog in my drawer. please never do that . the police can arrest u
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