Social Media Challenges

A Florida girl was arrested after making a false report that her friend was kidnapped.

The 11-year-old girl, from Port Orange, Florida, texted 911 around 9.45am on Wednesday and falsely reported that her 14-year-old friend had been kidnapped by an armed man who was driving a white van, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

The 11-year-old said she was following the van in a blue Jeep. For the subsequent hour and a half, the girl texted updates to 911, which included a description of the suspect and that he had a gun.


Multiple deputies said they responded to the report to search for the suspect van but to no avail.

Ultimately, the officials tracked the girl’s cell phone, which led them to her home. Roughly 40 minutes after receiving the initial 911 text, officials arrived at the home and talked to the girl’s father, who said she was inside with her family, the sheriff’s office said.

As the police approached the 11-year-old, she was holding her cell phone, which was ringing. Volusia Sheriff’s Dispatch was on the other end of the call. The girl then told the police that she got the idea to prank 911 through a YouTube challenge and thought it “would be funny.”……..


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...rida-girl-fake-kidnapping-prank-b2383014.html