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Noel Miller, York Dispatch
West York Borough Police provided it as a teachable minute.
“In today’s lesson on ‘What not to do on the Internet,’ we have an additional update,” the department published — with more than a smidgeon of paradox — to Facebook.
The department utilized the post to reveal brand-new charges versus a man, Kahliek Woods, implicated of bothering his ex-girlfriend, burglarizing her house and taking her cat.
In the brand-new case, submitted Tuesday, authorities declared Woods tape-recorded a call with the female. Those recordings were consequently published to the West York Borough Police Department’s own Facebook page, apparently in a misdirected effort, according to private investigators, to show Woods’ innocence.
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Woods, 19, now deals with 2 felony counts of obstructing interactions, 2 felony counts of revealing obstructed interactions and a misdemeanor count of animal overlook associated to the abducted cat.
The charges are on top of break-in and theft counts that were initially submitted recently.
Police declare Woods burglarized his ex-girlfriend’s home in West York and took the calico cat, Yuuki, on April 30. They said he likewise threatened to hurt or eliminate the cat.
Along with the charges, West York authorities published a public require info on Woods’ and Yuuki’s location to Facebook on May 5. The post received many remarks, consisting of, according to authorities, some by accounts related to Woods or declaring to be him. One was determined as “TheeRReal Kiyy” in a criminal problem.
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That account published 2 audio recordings of the complete telephone call with the female on Monday, authorities said, declaring Woods never ever suggested on the call he was tape-recording it. The call was from numerous weeks back.
The female informed authorities she kept in mind the call, determined Woods’ voice and said she didn’t provide grant be tape-recorded, the problem reveals.
The calls, authorities said, were “supposed to be interpreted by viewers as ‘evidence’ of his ‘innocence.’”
In reality, authorities said the recordings didn’t develop any kind of defense and rather “really just served to embarrass her.” Investigators archived them and eliminated them from the department’s social networks account.
Meanwhile, Yuuki was returned alive on Monday.
Police said the cat was left in a provider in uninhabited lot with a confidential note.
Yuuki, while otherwise unhurt, was covered in feces, the brand-new criminal problem programs. Urine covered the bottom of the provider.
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A short-term security from abuse order was approved versus Woods on May 1, according to the York County Prothonotary’s Office.
Woods is desired on 2 arrest warrants from the cases versus him.
As authorities seek him, they’re requesting for anybody with info to connect by calling the West York Police Department, CrimeStoppers, York County 911 or the York County Sheriff’s Office.
— Aimee Ambrose can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @aimee_TYD.
