A New Jersey woman was charged with obstruction this week after her missing son was found hiding in a crawl space in her home, authorities confirmed.After the 17-year-old boy’s father reported that his son wasn’t at his scheduled drop-off on Tuesday evening, his mother, Jennifer Buckley, reportedly told police the boy wasn’t at her house and she couldn’t find him.She also reportedly said that the boy didn’t want to go to his father’s home and expressed concern that he might be a danger to himself.MISSING TEEN FOUND HIDING IN CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER'S CLOSET IN FLORIDA, SHERIFF SAYSAn East Brunswick police vehicle is seen.(East Brunswick Police Department)"The East Brunswick Police Department initiated an extensive effort to locate the juvenile," the department said.
"Patrol officers and other department personnel devoted significant resources to the search, while detectives conducted a follow-up investigation in the days that followed."The investigation, which included putting the teen’s information into the National Crime Information Center, uncovered a number of discrepancies in Buckley’s story.FLORIDA-LED OPERATION RESCUES 163 CHILDREN AROUND GLOBE IN HISTORIC STATE SWEEP, HUNTS SUSPECTED PREDATORSWhen police finally did a search of her home, the boy was found hiding in a crawl space in the basement, and officers determined he had been there the whole time and she helped conceal him.There is no evidence he was harmed in any way.The boy was found hiding in a crawl space in his mom's basement.File photo.
(Victor J.Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)BABYSITTER ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING TWO YOUNG SISTERS WAS PREVIOUSLY CHARGED WITH ABDUCTING NEWBORNShe was arrested and charged with obstructing the administration of law.Jennifer Buckley was arrested and charged with obstruction.
(Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP"Whenever a juvenile is reported missing, particularly when there are concerns for that c...