BELVIDERE, N.J. (AP) - Prosecutors say a teenage girl in New Jersey has been charged with making a false abduction report.
The Warren County prosecutor’s office says the 17-year-old told police in Hackettstown Township on March 1 that she had been abducted by an unknown male and released a short time later.
Authorities said “a significant amount of resources were expended” over the next week during an investigation that determined that the allegation was false.
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The teenager was arrested Friday and charged with providing a false report to law enforcement, a fourth-degree crime. Officials say she could be incarcerated for a year at a juvenile facility.
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