The 39-year-old woman claimed she was Russian police before trying to wrestle the child away from the girl's neighbor.
Santa Monica police arrested a woman after she allegedly tried to kidnap an 8-year-old girl while posing as a Russian police officer on Wednesday.The suspect, 39-year-old Courtney Perrone, has multiple arrests in different states for resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance, trespassing, assault, and battery, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
Investigators claim the attempted kidnapping happened while the 8-year-old girl was helping her neighbor put several pets into a car. Perrone allegedly approached the pair, claiming to be Russian police and that she was taking the child away. She then knelt and tried to wrestle the child away from the neighbor. The neighbor grabbed the child and put her in the front seat of his car. Perrone ignored the man's demands that she leave and tried to open the car door.
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