Overview
- A Keenesburg mother, Amanda Stolz, called a local officer on Monday after her fifth‑grade son, Colton, refused a back‑to‑school photo and the officer staged a mock arrest with handcuffs and a police car.
- Stolz posted images and comments on Facebook showing the officer cuffing the laughing boy and posing for photos, and she told local media the scene was meant as a joke and a community moment.
- Reporting confirms the Keenesburg officer participated in the staged arrest and that the family framed the interaction as relationship‑building with local police.
- There are no public reports of any formal investigation, discipline, or official rebuke of the officer in the coverage so far.
- Law enforcement agencies have previously warned that social‑media prank trends can cause panic, dangerous reactions, and wasted emergency resources, a concern cited in national coverage of this episode.