New York woman 'lied to police telling them her six-year-old nephew was inside her stolen car so they would find it quicker' and claims she 'learned the technique in school'
A New York City woman who falsely claimed that her young nephew was in the back seat of her stolen car because she believed it would illicit a quicker response time from police claims she learned the technique in school.
Tiffani Obi, 23, had her Chrysler Pacifica swiped off the street in Brooklyn on Thursday, after leaving the key in the ignition while she went shopping.
Obi returned to find that her vehicle had vanished, before she called 911 and told cops the six-year-old boy was in the back seat.
Her claim triggered 'an urgent response' from the NYPD who rushed out additional units to deal with what they believed was a kidnapping case, the New York Daily News reports.

Tiffani Obi, 23, had her Chrysler Pacifica swiped off the street in Brooklyn after leaving the key in the ignition while she went shopping. She falsely told police her nephew was inside the vehicle when it was stolen
Obi's claim triggered 'an urgent response' from the NYPD who rushed out additional units to deal with what they believed was a kidnapping case. Pix 11 pictured her Chrysler after it had been located by policePolice found Obi's green car less than two hours later, but there was no child inside.
They then called around to her house, where they found her nephew was safe.
Obi reportedly confessed to fabricating the story, admitting the boy had been with her 'prior to, during, and after' her reporting of the incident, according to The New York Daily News.
Court papers filed in the incident on Friday say Obi claimed she learned the technique 'during a class she had taken in school'.
Obi reportedly confessed to fabricating the story, admitting the boy had been with her 'prior to, during, and after' her reporting of the incident

Court papers filed in the incident on Friday say Obi claimed she learned the technique 'during a class she had taken in schoolObi - who is a talented singer and once performed at New York's Apollo Theater in 2010- has now been charged with filing a false police report.
Investigators have not arrested anyone in connection with the theft of her vehicle.
Meanwhile, Obi is not the first woman to falsely claim a child was inside a stolen car.
In May of this year, a Texas man claimed his son was inside his automobile after it was stolen from a Dallas McDonald's.


Police are pictured responding to Obi's 911 call in Brooklyn on Thursday

Obi is a talented singer who performed at New York's Apollo Theater in 2010 (pictured)An AMBER alert was issued for the boy, but it turned out that he was safely at home the entire time.
Last year, another Dallas local claimed her 10-month-old baby was in her missing vehicle. She later admitted she lied to the cops so they would search harder for the car.
Like Obi, she was charged with filing a false report to police.