According to the Carmel Police Department in Putnam County, the fake post alleges that there is a missing 14-year-old child in Mahopac.
The post comes from a page that repeatedly posts scam and hoax messages, the department said.
In a screenshot of the post released by the department, the account that posted it was identified as "Jane Booger."
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