Police: Patchogue Woman Lied About Being Robbed in Medford Target Parking Lot

A Patchogue woman who told police that she was robbed at gunpoint in the Medford Target parking lot last week made up the story and now faces charges, police told Patch Friday.

Vikki Schwartz, 27, was arrested on Thursday and charged with falsely reporting an incident and providing a false written statement, police said.

Schwartz told an officer that a man with a gun stole her debit card and cash at about 10:40 p.m. on May 1 in the parking lot located at 2795 Horseblock Road.

A source told Patch that her story didn’t check out when police viewed surveillance footage of the parking lot from that time.

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