Hereshecomes75
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I hope people listen. I understand it’s unsettling when a young person is missing locally, but people here are losing their minds. I’ve seen pictures of at least three vehicles posted by local “concerned citizens” with long, dramatic stories of “suspicious behavior” that “probably has something to do with that missing Amish girl!!!”The East Lampeter Township Police Department & the FBI ask you not to spread rumors on social media about the search for Linda Stoltzfoos. Do not be responsible for redirecting our efforts away from where they need to be…. We should all unite to find Linda.
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: CASE: Linda Stoltzfoos Missing Person
So people share the post. Some call the police. Then people post that they’ve talked to the police, it was checked out, and the vehicle was a delivery van with paperwork showing a legit delivery in the area. (It’s usually something that people could have observed on their own without jumping to conclusions.) But then it’s all reposted and other people call police about the van. Some insist that the police fell for a story and that the van really is there to kidnap children “and probably grabbed that Amish girl too!!!!!”
And on and on it goes. Such a waste of police resources. No wonder most police families I know hate social media.