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NewsSeptember 11, 2012

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bloomfield man who told police he had been stabbed was cited with giving police a false report.

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BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bloomfield man who told police he had been stabbed was cited with giving police a false report.

Bloomfield police chief Tim Zych said that following an investigation, the alleged victim confessed to having falsified a police report. Zych said the "minor, superficial" injuries were reportedly self-inflicted by Dennis Trotter, 42.

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The incident occurred Sept. 1. A "person of interest" was interviewed and released that night.

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