In Missouri, two women are facing charges for making a false alert about the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl, according to teams at American channel ABC.
On Monday, the St. Louis police in Missouri received concerning information. A child was reportedly left unattended in an abandoned vehicle in the city of Affton. A few minutes later, the two women claimed that the vehicle had been stolen, with the young girl inside.
A non-existent child?
The police activated an “amber alert” and began searching for the vehicle and its alleged passenger. Two hours after the search began, the vehicle was found without a child inside.
Intrigued, the officers went back to speak with the two women responsible for the call and began to doubt the existence of the abandoned child. The two women claimed that the child was the daughter of one of their sisters, but they were unable to provide a photo or any clothing belonging to the child.
According to the police investigation, the only real element of this case was the theft of the two women’s car, which was recovered by the police. During a press conference, Colonel Jerry Lohr explained that one possible explanation was that the two women had fabricated this story to help the police find their stolen car, as otherwise a simple theft case would likely have been ignored.
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