Extreme Measure: Student Fakes Abduction To Hide That She Dropped Out Of College

If a student does not plan ahead, dropping out of college can be a costly mistake. It's a major decision that, if not handled well, can confuse classmates and irritate parents.

In other words, telling someone that you have dropped out of school is never easy. So a student took extreme measures to conceal the same. Here's what she did.

Student faked her own abduction

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A 23-year-old Pennsylvania student attempted to cover up her choice to drop out of college in an extreme manner and was caught by the police. Chloe Stein was chastised after admitting she staged her own abduction to conceal the fact that she would not graduate this year.

According to reports, the sophisticated deception prompted a statewide search for the student. She was last heard from on the evening of May 1 when she texted her boyfriend while driving home from work, according to sources.

According to a press conference held by the state police, she told him she was being pulled over by cops. After reading the distressing messages, the boyfriend attempted to contact Chloe many times but received no response. It was then reported that the student's vehicle was discovered abandoned on a road near North Greengate Road.

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Following the discovery of the car, Chloe's relatives filed a missing person report. The state-wide hunt for the student began at that point.

Authorities were upset with her for wasting time and resources

According to State Police Trooper Steve Limani, the police department had to spend a lot of money on the search operations, which was absolutely unnecessary.

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When the authorities received a tip that the 'missing' student was actually safe and sound in a residence in Jeannette, the student's elaborate fake began to unravel. When the authorities arrived at the house, they were surprised to discover that Chloe was just fine.

She informed cops that she was abducted 'by an unknown person who disguised as a police officer' and that he had a pistol.

The cops were already sceptical of the narrative of events because Penn State University had informed them that Chloe had not been attending classes for some time.

"That really pointed us in the direction of there being no police interaction, no pull over at any point in time. None of this occurred," Limani elaborated. After several rounds of interrogation, Chloe finally burst out laughing and acknowledged that she staged her abduction to hide the fact that she was no longer attending college.

According to sources, the 23-year-old was charged with four misdemeanours.

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