EDGEWATER, Colo. -- Police in the Denver suburb of Edgewater say a man stabbed himself, then said he was attacked by three men dressed in black who were either Hispanic or skinheads, in a ploy to miss work.

Twenty-nine-year-old Aaron Siebers was arrested after police say he admitted making up the assault and said he was responsible for the knife wound to his leg and other superficial cuts on his body. He faces charges of false reporting and obstructing a police officer.

Police say Siebers reported the attack Monday to the video store where he works. The reported assault drew five police agencies to the scene, along with K-9 units.

Police spokesman Steve Davis says Siebers admitted the story was a lie after repeated questioning from detectives.

With our present economy and jobs being so hard to come by, would any of you stoop to this as a means of keeping your jobs?

Nothing amazes me anymore........people have lost their minds and become insane!

I'm with ya

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Going to your job always helps when it comes to job retention...

so would you make up a crime in order to save your job?

No- I would go to work, and if I weren't there it would be for a valid reason, and not something I had to lie about.

I must admit at one time or another I have buried an already dead family member to miss work and get compensation.

But would I take thing to this level, hella no.

the best way to keep your job is to not be a idiot

Not me. I'm a firm believer in karma, and if I did something like that, or called in because my kids were "sick" someone in my family would keel over, and my kids would really get sick. That's just how things go in my world.

In mine as well, which is why I only buried dead people, never live ones, but that I can put down to being young and beautiful.

Someone alive would keel over whether I said it was them I was burying or not. *sigh*

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