What started as a routine trespassing call turned into an awkward moment Monday evening when a 20-year-old woman attempted to convince officers she lived in an apartment — using what police say was a poorly crafted fake lease.
Authorities say officers were dispatched to a downtown apartment building after a resident reported someone “jiggling door handles” and trying to enter multiple units. When officers arrived, the young woman, identified only as “Kayla,” was confidently standing in the hallway, insisting she lived in one of the apartments.
To prove her claim, Kayla presented a printed lease agreement — but it didn’t take long for officers to spot the problems. The document contained misspelled words, cropped signatures, and a landlord phone number that went straight to a disconnected line. One officer remarked, “She said, ‘This is my place, I swear,’ but the lease looked like it was whipped up on a school laptop during lunch.”
After contacting building management, officers confirmed their suspicions: Kayla had never lived in the apartment, had never applied, and the unit she claimed was hers was actually vacant and under repairs.
Body-camera footage captures her confidence faltering as officers pointed out the inconsistencies. Kayla first claimed the landlord “must’ve changed numbers,” then insisted she “didn’t know why the signatures looked strange.” Eventually, she admitted she had simply found the unit empty and assumed it was unoccupied, attempting to move in without permission.
Kayla was cited for trespassing and released to a family member, leaving both officers and onlookers shaking their heads at the failed attempt to fool the authorities.
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