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Petaluma police re-interviewed Sorensen after her video went viral, and authorities said in a Dec. 17 press release that she was definitive that the couple approached her children’s stroller and that the male reached for it; she stated she would testify to that fact, and that she wanted the couple prosecuted.
According to authorities, they were able to identify the couple after reviewing images from the store s security camera and the pair promptly responded, agreed to be interviewed, and have fully cooperated with the investigation. While acknowledging they had shopped at Michael’s and were the couple shown in the photograph, they denied the allegations being made against them by the reporting party, the Petaluma Police Department said in a statement.
California police investigate if mom influencer made false kidnap report on Latino couple
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An aspiring Bay Area mom influencer said her kids were almost kidnapped. Then came the backlash.
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A screenshot of a video posted by Katie Sorensen, who alleged a couple attempted to kidnap her children in a parking lot in Petaluma on Dec. 7, 2020. Police say there is no evidence to corroborate her claims and have cleared the couple in question.Screenshot via Instagram @motherhoodessentials
The videos had more than 4 million views before they were deleted.
“My children were the target of attempted kidnap,” says Katie Sorensen, sitting in her car. “Which is such a weird thing to even vocalize, but it happened and I want to share that story with you.”
Mom went viral with kidnapping claim, but Petaluma police rule out crime
By Henry Lee and KTVU Staff
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PETALUMA, Calif. - A Petaluma woman cleared by police of allegations she and her husband tried to kidnap two children at a store said Friday that they were the victims of racism.
An investigation into a mom s claims about an attempted kidnapping turned up no crime, according to Petaluma police, and has led to a backlash from people who say she should apologize to the couple she accused.
On Friday, Sadie Martinez, the woman who had been accused of wrongdoing, said at a rally outside the store, Yes, racism is alive and well in 2020. This is a perfect example of it.
Did Kidnap Katie make up a tale of attempted kidnapping in Petaluma?
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Petaluma Police Chief Ken Savano’s department is investigating alleged craft store kidnapping.Petaluma Police Department
Petaluma police said they were looking into a widely publicized incident at a craft store to find out whether a local couple were falsely accused by an internet influencer of trying to kidnap two of her children.
The incident, which occurred Dec. 7, quickly became an internet sensation after the influencer, Katie Sorensen, posted an online account, since deleted, of what she said was an attempt to kidnap her children in the parking lot outside of Michaels craft store on North McDowell Boulevard.
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