Two Charged with False Reporting to 911, Threatening Neighbors, Cops Say

Updated: Jan 11, 2026 

Destiny Giraud was sentenced to 12 months of probation for false reporting in the case covered below, however, she is currently a prisoner at the State Correctional Facility in Muncy for violation of probation stemming from charges in separate case (s) as of December 5, 2025.

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A 911 call describing an armed male with a black handgun at a Falls Township apartment complex turned out to be false, leading to the arrest of two women  for alleged harassment and false reporting to law enforcement in a April incident.

The Falls Township Police were dispatched to the Commons of Fallsington apartment complex on Makefield Road, a little after midnight Saturday, April 27, 2024, authorities said.

Upon arrival, police detained a male who was being accused by two females, of being armed and allegedly threatening the two and others with a handgun.

Police said the women were yelling and screaming and had to be told several times to stop

After further investigation, it was later learned there was no handgun as the two females, identified as Alayna McCandless, 19, and Destiny Giraud, 21, allegedly said in the 911 call, according to the probable cause.

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Police said, they learned McCandless and Giraud were allegedly banging neighbors’ doors and waking several residents, including the complainant and their family. The two accused women became irate and cursing at the victim, asking if she or the neighbors had a man? The victim told police she did not know what was going on and the two females threatened her and her son, who became very upset and began to hyperventilate, due to perceived threat of bodily harm. The victim said, the two accused also threatened her, one with a tazer, the second brandishing a knife.

McCandless and Giraud, both residents of the apartment complex are charged with misdemeanor counts of  terroristic threats, false reporting, disorderly conduct and a summary offense of harassment.

Their preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 7, 2024 and they are being summoned to appear by mail