Posted on: January 01, 2025 12:56 PM

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Rhinebeck man arrested for falsely reporting multiple incidents

On December 28th, 2024, State Police was contacted by the Chief of the Hillside Fire Department regarding several false reporting incidents being reported to the Dutchess County 911.

An investigation into the matter discovered Cyril Uebbing, a new member of the Hillside Fire Department was falsely reporting fire incidents to Dutchess County 911.

Investigators determined the following false calls were made by Uebbing by cell phone to Dutchess County 911:

On December 23rd, 2024, at 1:57 pm, an individual contacted Dutchess County 911 to report black smoke coming from a chimney at the Southlands Farm located at 5771 Route 9 in the Town of Rhinebeck.

On December 24th, 2024, at 10:38 am, an individual contacted Dutchess County 911 from the phone number that came back to Cyril Uebbing and reported an outdoor odor of sulfur in the area of Primrose Hill Road and Ackert Hook Road in the Town of Rhinebeck.

On December 24th, 2024, at 2:30 pm, Dutchess County 911 received a call of an ATV in a ditch in the area of Mill Road and Lynwood Road in the Town of Rhinebeck. This matter was turned over to the New York State Police for further investigation and was ultimately unfounded.

On December 24th, 2024, at 6:44 pm, an individual contacted Dutchess County 911 to report smoke in the area of Albany Post Road and Old Route 9, Habitat on the Hudson.

On December 26th, 2024, at 12:07 pm, an individual contacted Dutchess County 911 to report the outdoor odor of gas in the area of 31 Riverview Drive and Mill Road in the Town of Rhinebeck.

On December 30, 2024, State Police arrested Cyril Uebbing, age 23, from Rhinebeck, NY, for (5) counts of Falsely Reporting an Incident 2nd degree, a class “E” felony. He was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in Rhinebeck Town Court on January 8, 2025, at 5 p.m.

From NYSP