Police say they won’t file criminal charges against Southern Calif. woman who faked kidnapping

No charges against CA woman who faked kidnapping

GLENDALE, Calif. — California police say they will not file criminal charges against a young woman who faked her own kidnapping to avoid telling her parents that she had dropped out of the University of California, Los Angeles two years ago.

Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said Friday that the city attorney will decide whether to file a civil claim against Nancy Salas for the cost of the extensive search.

Lorenz says the city might determine that it’s not cost effective to try to recoup overtime and other expenses because Salas’ father is unemployed and her mother cleans houses for a living.

He says Salas didn’t realize her friends from school and church were scouring the hills near her home.

Salas was reunited with her family in Glendale late Thursday.

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GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — California police say they will not file criminal charges against a woman who faked her own kidnapping to avoid telling her parents that she had dropped out of the University of California, Los Angeles two years ago.

Sgt. Tom Lorenz said Friday the Glendale city attorney will decide whether to file a civil claim against Nancy Salas for the cost of the extensive search.

Lorenz says the city might determine it’s not cost effective to try to recoup expenses because Salas’ father is unemployed and her mother cleans houses for a living.