“This concocted incident instilled fear in our community and used up police time and resources that could have been dedicated elsewhere.”
An employee and his son are accused of staging the armed robbery of a downtown Cava restaurant location, police said.
Scott Douglas, 36, and his son Nikolas Lao, 19, both of Charlestown, were arrested Friday and are each charged with larceny over $1,200 and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Douglas is facing additional charges of filing a false crime report and withholding evidence from a criminal proceeding.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden identified the pair as stepfather and son, but a report by Boston police say the two are father and son…