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Centre County man accused of filing false report to get drugs from doctor

A Centre County man is facing charges after police said he made a false report in an attempt to get drugs.

The suspect, who isn’t named, is accused of calling police to report that his prescription medication was stolen.

Officers eventually determined that the suspect lied about the theft to try and use the police report to get more of the Xanax from his doctor.

Police said the suspect had been abusing the medication and is now charged with filing a false report.