Kids who warned of NY man 'stalking' them made it up, police say
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Police in New York City said late Monday that two children who'd claimed a man was stalking them — and delivered a creepy note to their family — eventually admitted that they made it all up.
Police had tweeted out images of a man they said was connected to the case, as they urged anyone with information to step forward. A “person of interest” turned himself in, but police told Fox 5 he had no connection to the case.
The two children, an 8-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother, had claimed a man was following them at their Brooklyn home and as they headed to and from school, snapping photos while trying to hide out of sight, according to police.
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Later that day, the children’s parents supposedly found a note in their mailbox that read, “Watch out. I am watching you!! Your daughter is cute.”
By Monday night, police told the news station the kids recanted their stories.