Topic: Seaside woman poses as cop to kidnap child
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by KGW Staff


kgw.com

Posted on July 8, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Updated yesterday at 10:25 AM

SEASIDE, Ore. -- A 6-year-old Beaverton girl was briefly kidnapped by a woman claiming to be a police officer in Seaside last week, a local newspaper reported.

The Seaside Signal reported the girl had been riding her bicycle while her grandmother watched from a home nearby on July 2.

The suspect walked up to the girl and showed her a fake badge, the paper reported. Then she grabbed the girl by the wrist and lead her away.

The girl's grandmother screamed and witnesses called 9-1-1. When officers arrived, the suspect let the girl go.

Kelsey Monica Knox, 21, of Seaside, was arrested for third-degree assault, coercion and kidnapping.

The victim was not injured.

Seaside Police Chief Bob Gross told the newspaper that Knox might have been suffering from mental issues.