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Cleveland police seeking victims of officer's wife accused of faking pregnancy, cancer

Police are encouraging anyone who may have been a victim of Dawn Brown's actions to come forward by calling 216-623-5346.

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland police are seeking anyone who may have been victimized by an officer's wife accused of faking cancer and pregnancy.

Dawn Brown, wife of former Cleveland police officer Kenneth Brown, is suspected of making the false claims as well as soliciting monetary donations via social media campaigns.

Police say they are still gathering Brown's medical records. Her husband abruptly retired from the Cleveland police force earlier this month.

Police are encouraging anyone who may have been a victim of Dawn Brown's actions to come forward by calling 216-623-5346.

The investigation comes after a Jan. 14 "Blood Drive" fundraiser held at the Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association (CPPA) hall.

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The flyer for the drive stated, “Officer Ken Brown and his wife Dawn are expecting their beautiful baby girl Kassidy next month.” Other drives, showers and fundraisers were held in 2017, including one in Vermilion.

But it turns Dawn Brown may not be pregnant or physically sick.

Cleveland Clinic’s Fairview Hospital on Wednesday issued a warning to employees about Brown’s “ongoing scam” involving a fake pregnancy. The warning stems from the Cleveland Police Department investigation.

It also warns employees that investigators are “concerned that Brown could attempt to try and take a baby from the hospital.”

Channel 3 News first reported the allegations and has since looked into Dawn Brown’s history. She’s made claims of being pregnant with cancer before, and a woman matching her name and description was suspected of scouting local hospital maternity wards in 2001.

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