SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Jan. 7, 2009
(AP) Sioux Falls police trying to arrest a Lincoln, Neb., woman on shoplifting and drug charges said she faked birth pains. Officers were called to The Empire Mall Monday for a report of a woman stealing a key chain. When they searched the 35-year-old woman's purse, they also found pain pills without a prescription.Woman Being Arrested Accused Of Faking Birth Pains
Police Say Woman Accused Of Shoplifting And Drug Charges Faked Birth Pains During Arrest
As she was being arrested, the woman said she was going into labor, so she was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
Doctors determined that not only was she not in labor, she wasn't even pregnant.
Police say the woman will have to pay for the ambulance ride and hospital visit.
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