Berlin police say a 13-year-old girl and her 18-year-old friend have faked the girl’s kidnapping to blackmail a ransom from her father, a move that led to a massive manhunt involving 280 officers in the German capital. Police spokeswoman Patricia Braemer said Sunday that police first heard Thursday night about the alleged kidnapping. The girl and her male friend were eventually apprehended on a Berlin street on Friday night. The girl was taken to the city’s youth welfare office because she refused to return home. The 18-year-old was detained by police.

Source: thestar April 28, 2019 14:37 UTC