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Ukraine man fabricates murder to get snow cleared off his street

A Ukraine man who was "not satisfied" with the city's snow plowing efforts took matters upon himself. He called the police, confessing that he murdered his mother's partner and insisted that authorities bring a snowplow with them to make the arrest.

By Vicki A. Lee

February 22, 2021
at 3:20 PM

Desperate times call for — well, theatrical measures, as a Ukrainian man has demonstrated. A man from the village of Grybova Rudnya made a phony phone call to the police, claiming that he had murdered his mother’s partner, and insisted that the authorities bring a snowplow with them when making the arrest.

When the officers arrived, they discovered that the “victim” was unharmed, and the caller admitted that he made a bogus phone call.

According to police spokesperson Yuliya Kovtun, the city had cleared the snow that morning, but the man was “not satisfied with the quality of the clearing.” The caller was charged with 119 hryvnias (C$5.37) for the false complaint.

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Vicki A. Lee

Vicki is a staff writer, anchor, and field reporter covering Culture and Lifestyle. She is interested in literature, design, film, and social justice. Vicki is a staunch proponent of the transformative power of art — as a reflection of our common humanity and as a vehicle to effect sociopolitical reform. She lives in Toronto but often daydreams of being elsewhere, which is why she's always jogging. Read her daily updates here @vickiangelalee.