Posted on 05/03/2023 1:42:51 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — After a report was issued on Tuesday notifying the public about a missing young woman, Pennsylvania State Police have confirmed the entire situation was a hoax.
“I think the biggest thing was, this entire community was very scared because of the information we had,” said Trooper Steve Limani.
According to initial reports, Chloe Stein, 23, was last seen leaving Sonic in Hempfield Township at 10:30 p.m. on Monday night. She allegedly texted her boyfriend shortly after saying she had been pulled over. Then, she seemed to vanish.
Stein was driving a Volkswagen Beetle. The car was found abandoned on Tuesday along Radebaugh Road.
Tuesday night, Pennsylvania State Police gave an update that Stein has been located safely. They later confirmed the situation was a hoax.
“You can’t wrap your head around some people’s decisions,” said Limani. “I think the thing that was most alarming was that the rest of the community was scared.”
Police said Stein sent the text to her boyfriend, but she was not pulled over by police.
“The fact that this wasn’t what took place, that wasn’t what was described,” Limani said. “Not only were we affected, but her family and her loved ones were also affected.”
Police want the public to know that there is no one impersonating police in the area.
“Westmoreland County, specifically the Hempfield area, was very alarmed and very concerned. And from the information we had, the way it was set up, I can understand why. Rightfully so,” Limani said.
A tip from Penn State helped police solve the case. They said Stein had not been attending classes for nearly a year. Previous information indicated Stein was a senior in college who was about to graduate.
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Hoaxes lead to criminal charges? Does Hillary know this? How about those 50 intel officers who wrote the “this looks like Russian disinfo” letter about Hunter’s laptop from hell?
Silly goose! Laws only apply to peasants.
Anyone that hails from a TOWNSHIP is automatically suspect.
So, if you live in a state that uses that term, you are criminally suspect? It’s a designation under PA law for a local area - like Louisiana has parishes.
It was a joke, son. A joke.
But, yeah, we do have a few suspects scattered here and there.
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