A warning to kids and parents alike: don’t lie to the police. 
We told you yesterday about an investigation into an alleged incident late last week in which a man approached a pair of teenage girls walking in Chatham’s east end and.
Chatham-Kent Police now say the entire story was a lie.
Authorities say countless hours were spent canvassing the area over the weekend and trying to find video surveillance of the alleged incident – something police say could have been avoided had everyone been honest from the get-go.
The girls in this case got off with a warning, but residents are being reminded that making false statements to police is a criminal offence.
