FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) - A woman was arrested on Wednesday after she reportedly claimed to be robbed at knifepoint in Fond du Lac, which surveillance video would later debunk.

Around 9:25 a.m. on August 13, officers with the Fond du Lac Police Department say they responded to a reported armed robbery near North Macy Street and West Rees Street.

Officers say that the 34-year-old woman who reported the robbery stated she was walking from a local business to a bank with funds from the alleged business when she was confronted by a man with a knife. She claimed that the man fled with the money.

FDLPD Officers immediately locked down the area, set up a perimeter, deployed a drone, used a UTV to search tall grass along the river, reviewed surveillance footage, and partnered with the Fond du

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