Troopers: Painted Post man made ‘repeated’ fake 911 calls in 2025

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PAINTED POST, NY (607NewsNow) — A Painted Post man is accused of filing false reports.

State Police say 40-year-old Thomas Margeson repeatedly made fake calls to 911 and the New York State Child Abuse and Mistreatment hotline last year.

Margeson was arrested Thursday, Jan. 1 and charged with a total of 30 misdemeanors:

18 counts of Falsely Report Catastrophe Or Emergency To Official Agency- 3rd degree (A misdemeanor) in the town of Bath.
12 counts of Falsely Reporting Child Abuse Incident to a Mandated Reporter – 3rd degree (A misdemeanor) in the village of Bath.

He’ll appear in Town of Bath Court on Feb. 2 and Village of Bath Court on Feb. 4.

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