May 3, 2021
Katie Sorenson faces misdemeanor charges of lying to police over a purported incident at a Michael s in Petaluma in which she claimed a couple followed her around the craft store while talking about her children before one of them lunged for her stroller. Videos of her recounting the attempt went viral days later, but a Petaluma PD report showed investigators were not able to corroborate Sorenson s version of events and her viral video was soon deleted.
Instead, police were able to find alleged attempted kidnappers Sadie Vega-Martinez and Eddie Martinez, who basically had no idea what they were talking about. Whereas Sorenson claimed the couple described her kids to a third party on the phone, the Latino grandparents were probably just talking about their own grandkids. The couple, who fully cooperated with police and were charged with no crime, say Sorenson racially profiled them that day last December. They told the Petaluma Argus-Courier the charges are a step towar
Influencer who detailed alleged kidnapping attempt on Instagram charged with giving false information to police By Caitlin O Kane
May 3, 2021 / 5:06 PM / CBS News
A so-called Instagram influencer told her followers a harrowing story about how she stopped a kidnapping in the parking lot of a Michaels craft store – but authorities say no crime took place. Now, the mom of two has now been charged with giving false information to a police officer and giving false information to a police dispatcher.
Katie Sorensen first went to police December 7, telling them a man and a woman followed her into the store and around inside as she shopped and commented on her two children s appearance, according to a news release from the Petaluma Police Department.