A Schuylkill County woman is facing charges after police say she falsely reported two people broke into her home and were hiding in her attic. It’s the eighth time she’s made such a call in the last two months, police say.
Angela Zdiera, 58, of Girardville, is charged with making false reports that falsely incriminating another, communications with 911 systems, and disorderly conduct.
Zdiera contacted State Police around 12:30 p.m. Sept. 19, reporting two people she named had broken into her B St. home and were hiding in her attic.
When police arrived about 20 minutes later, Zdiera’s boyfriend told them she was upstairs. The boyfriend said he hadn’t seen anyone in the home and had been on the couch watching football most of the day. He told police Zdiera may have been hearing the neighbors.
Police say they went to the attic and found it in disarray, with clothing and assorted household items scattered everywhere. Zdiera appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance, was drenched in sweat, and was yelling incoherently, according to police.
Zdiera told police people had made a mess of her attic and were hiding in it, police say. When police confronted her about false reports, she became extremely hostile and said she could hear people moving around at that moment. She then told them to check behind her son’s bed.
Police said no one was hiding in the attic and did not hear anyone moving around. Before leaving, police checked the other upstairs rooms, including behind the son’s bed, and found no one in the home besides Zdiera and her boyfriend.
State Police say their records show Zdiera has reported the same incident seven other times in the last two months, and all seven reports were deemed unfounded.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 21 before Magisterial District Judge Edward Tarantelli.
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