MOM CHARGED IN KIDNAPPING HOAX

Laurie Leace, a 40 year old mother who claimed her daughter was almost kidnapped in Deer Park last week, has been charged with third degree falsely reporting an incident.  Leace, of 239 W. 14th St., told police that her 8 year old daughter was nearly abducted by a man in a black van.  Police learned from 911 operators and passersby that her story was not true.

(New York)