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JEANNETTE, Pa. (WTAJ) -- State police reported a missing woman Tuesday only to discover it was a hoax and now the woman is facing charges.
Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) were called about a woman, 23-year-old Chloe Stein, of Jeannette, who was allegedly abducted shortly after texting a friend about being pulled over by what she thought was a cop. Police later found her after she walked home --eventually admitting everything was made up.
PSP said Stein's car was found abandoned on the side of the road on Radebaugh Road in the area of North Greengate Auto in Hempfield Township.
According to the criminal complaint, investigators said that Stein was on her way home from work the night of May 1 when she sent a text saying she was being pulled over by a suspected officer. After some time, the person who got the text never heard back and couldn't get ahold of Stein.
On May 2, PSP issued a missing persons alert for Stein only to show up at her home around 7:30 p.m. before eventually being taken to state police barracks for an interview.
The complaint shows that Stein told investigators that she was abducted at gunpoint, blindfol...
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