It was a false alarm. While the officers were looking around the area, they saw him.

This is not a false alarm.

I read that a false alarm of a tsunami in Hawaii would cost about $68 million.

We feel there's a large ? an abundance ? of false allegations against officers.

As he saw the officers, he immediately engaged in gunfire with them.

Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help.