Police officers from the Daruvar Police Station have completed a criminal investigation into a 27-year-old man. The man is suspected of committing the criminal offence of “False alarm”, the police announced.
According to the results of the investigation, the man stated at the emergency reception of the General County Hospital Pakrac and the Hospital of Croatian Veterans on 5 September 2026 at approximately 2:20 am that he had been hit as a pedestrian in Doljani at approximately 1:40 am on the same day.
This statement triggered action by the competent services, but the criminal investigation showed that the event did not occur as reported. Consequently, the 27-year-old is suspected of a false alarm, a criminal offence which sanctions the provision of false information about an alleged casualty or other emergency situation.
The Daruvar Police Station has completed the investigation and is submitting a criminal complaint against the suspect to the competent state prosecutor’s office. The statement does not provide further details on the course of the investigation or possible motives.
The criminal offence of “False alarm” covers cases in which a person falsely reports danger or a casualty, thereby engaging emergency services that might be needed elsewhere at that time. For this reason, the police systematically verify and process such reports.
