Police: Forest Lake 'kidnapping' a hoax
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Authorities in Forest Lake say a feared kidnapping turned out to be a prank.
Police had received reports of a woman being forced into a car trunk in the Forest Lake Wal-Mart parking lot. They later posted this video of the incident and asked the public for help identifying its subjects.
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But Cpt. Greg Weiss says the mother of one of the juveniles contacted police to say it was a prank.
"Our office interviewed those involved, found video evidence on their phones, and we have determined the suspicious situation to be nothing more than an attempt at a prank," Weiss said in a statement.