VALLEJO (KRON) — Vallejo police are saying that a bizarre kidnapping account told by a 10-year-old Friday was entirely fabricated.
The girl told police a colorful story of being kidnapped with details of a red car, a stranger and a green dragon tattoo to avoid punishment, according to police.
The girl claimed she was taken from Dan Mini Elementary School located at 1530 Lorenzo Drive in Vallejo by a strange man.
She said a man with green glasses, a gold nose ring and a green dragon tattoo grabbed her and pulled her into a red coupe.
She told police she managed to escape when the vehicle stopped at a house in American Canyon and she escaped to a friend’s house.
Police found the girl at her friend’s home, a few miles away from the school.
“The 10-year-old child indicated that she made up the entire story after receiving a reprimand at school for misbehavior and did so out of fear of facing potential discipline from her parents,” Lt. Kenny Park said in a statement this morning.
Detectives realized she had fabricated the story after they were unable to substantiate any of her claims, Park said.
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