MT. PLEASANT, Pa. — The Mount Pleasant Police Department is responding to claims on Facebook that someone tried to kidnap a woman in their community.
Channel 11 received several calls about this and reached out to police, who said they were never contacted by a possible victim and did not get any calls related to a kidnapping.
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The department posted a message on Facebook urging any possible victims to call 911.
They're also asking people to not post false stories, because it just creates fear.
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