CARLE PLACE, N.Y. (AP) Police say a Long Island man upset
about a speeding ticket tried to get even with a state trooper by
making a prank phone call to his mother.
Authorities say Lawrence Demaio, of Carle Place, called the
woman about a month after the ticket was issued and told her her
son had been badly hurt in a car accident.
Police didn't think it was funny. They used phone records to
trace the call to Demaio's cell phone.
The 54-year-old was arrested Thursday and charged with
second-degree aggravated harassment.
The phone at Demaio's home rang unanswered Saturday.
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