A Falls Township man is accused of making several false reports to law enforcement over the past several weeks.
Joshua M. Diaz-Bend, 30, was charged with multiple counts of disorderly conduct and false reports to law enforcement this week. He was arraigned before District Judge Jan Vislosky and sent to Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $75,000.
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Detective Michael Callahan wrote in an affidavit of probable cause that officers responded to the calls in an “expeditious manner and found the complaint to be unfounded.”
Falls police said an officer first responded to the 4300 block of Dover Drive on July 22 for a report of a fight between two men. An officer responded and found no problem. While checking the area, Diaz-Bend spoke with the officer and indicated there was no problem at his residence in the 4300 block of Dover Drive, according to court papers.
About two hours later, the same officer responded to the same area for a fight call and found no problem, police said.
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On July 21, August 2, August 9, August 17 and August 18, Falls officers responded to the 4300 block of Dover Drive after Bucks County’s 9-1-1 dispatchers had received reports of a fight, court papers stated. Every time, according to police, no fight was found but Diaz-Bend turned up in the area on several occasions.
A patrol sergeant listened to several phone calls placed on August 9 and recognized the caller to be Diaz-Bend, police said.
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On August 15, Diaz-Bend reportedly called 9-1-1 multiple times requesting to speak with a corporal about a protection from abuse order he wanted to obtain against an ex-girlfriend, police said.
Officers responded to Dover Drive on August 18 for reports of two men fighting and found only Diaz-Bend in the area. He extended his middle finger and yelled “f*** you” to one of the responding patrol sergeants. He began yelling “f*** you, leave me alone” as another officer arrived. Diaz-Bend then allegedly slipped and said, “I didn’t even call about a fight.” The corporal on the scene advised Diaz-Bend that he did not mention anything about a fight. Diaz-Bend apologized and told officers he was “depressed” and would stop calling, police said.
After being taken into custody, Diaz-Bend was interviewed by police. He allegedly admitted to the calls and said he made the calls out of spite for the police department, according to court papers.
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Diaz-Bend is expected to have a preliminary hearing on August 25.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
