On Friday June 29, 2018 shortly after 3:00 p.m. Brantford Police Service received a 9-1-1 call about a motor vehicle collision. An unknown vehicle and driver had struck another vehicle on Colborne Street and fled the scene. Witnesses in the area provided a description of the vehicle and driver, including the damage to the vehicle. Community Patrol Officers attended to the area where they located a vehicle matching the description parked on Colborne Street. The vehicle had significant damage to the front end, matching the damage from the accident. Upon speaking to the owner of the vehicle, she reported the vehicle stolen. Investigation revealed that the vehicle was not stolen and that the owner had made a false report to police in an attempt to assist the person who had driven her vehicle. A 24 year old Niagara Falls woman is charged with Public Mischief and was released on a future court date.