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OREM — A woman who police say falsely reported that she witnessed a young boy's arm being run over by a FrontRunner train, causing a disruption of up to 45 minutes in service as officers investigated, has been arrested.
On Thursday, at about 5:30 a.m., Orem police received a report of a 5-year-old boy who had his arm run over by a FrontRunner train at the Orem Central Station, 1350 W. 900 South. When officers arrived at the station; however, they found no evidence of an accident and people waiting for the train told police they had not witnessed anyone being injured, according to a police booking affidavit.
However, "due to the nature of the call, all train traffic was halted to conduct the investigation if there was anyone who could have been injured by a train," the affidavit states.
An officer called the woman who made the 911 call, who "was claiming she saw the child, who was apparently by himself with no family or other guardians, grab onto the train as it was leaving northbound and fall under the train," according to the affidavit.
The woman then claimed the incident actually happened at the Provo FrontRunner Station.
"While speaking with (the woman), officers discovered what (she) reported was not true and no child had been injured," police wrote in the affidavit.
But because of her call and the subsequent investigation, "she had delayed the train operation for about 40 to 45 minutes, which caused delay in passengers' travels," the affidavit states.
The 34-year-old Provo woman was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of interrupting critical infrastructure.
