Pennsylvania woman faked abduction, sparked search, because she dropped out of school, police say

A 23-year-old woman awaits courts hearings in Pennsylvania after she was charged Wednesday with falsely reporting her own disappearance to police, ...

May 5, 2023
2:16 AM

A 23-year-old woman awaits courts hearings in Pennsylvania after she was charged Wednesday with falsely reporting her own disappearance to police, court documents show. Chloe Stein, of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, was released from jail earlier this week after allegedly "creating an entire scenario" to make people think she had been abducted Monday night, state police told WTAE News. Police, a K-9 unit and a helicopter were deployed in a search effort when the community believed the woman had been abducted, WTAE footage shows.

Claire Thornton