Cortlandt woman arrested for falsely reporting a shooting

Cortlandt, New York – On February 2, 2019, the New York State Police arrested Latascha N. Kelly, age 47, of Cortlandt, for Falsely Reporting an Incident in the 3^rd degree, a class A misdemeanor.

On February 1, 2019, at approximately 11:13 p.m., Troopers responded to Lexington Avenue in the town of Cortlandt for a domestic dispute in which the caller was reporting the suspect was holding her hostage and actively shooting at her.  An investigation by the State Police, Westchester Police Department, and Yorktown Police Department including K9 units, who all responded to the emergency call, found no evidence of any shots fired in the area.  The caller, later identified as Kelly, had left the scene and told Investigators when contacted by telephone that she no longer wanted assistance.

Further investigation found Kelly engaged in a domestic dispute, and then falsely reported the incident to Westchester County 911 in an attempt to incriminate the victim.

Kelly was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the town of Cortlandt Court on February 11, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.