Kidnapping Faked? Alleged Solano Co. 'Victim' Has Lawyer-ed Up And Isn't Talking: Police

Vallejo police said this evening that a woman thought to have been kidnapped and held for ransom on Monday is no longer cooperating with investigators and they now believe the kidnapping was a hoax.

Denise Huskins, the woman who reportedly was kidnapped for ransom on Monday in Vallejo and was found safe in Huntington Beach this morning, had initially promised to cooperate with investigators in a conversation with Huntington Beach officers, police said.

Police were told through family members that Huskins would meet with them and provide additional details of her abduction. However, after Vallejo detectives and the FBI arranged for a jet to bring her to Northern California for an interview, they were unable to contact or locate Huskins or contact her family members.

Police now understand Huskins has retained a lawyer.

• Previous:
• Police Seek Leads In Possible Kidnapping of Woman In Vallejo
• UPDATE Solano Co. Kidnapping: Cops Confirm Ransom Demand
• Solano Co. Woman Believed To Be Kidnapped For Ransom Found Safe

“Today there is no evidence to support the claims that this was a stranger abduction or an abduction at all,” police Lt. Kenny Park said in a statement. “Given the facts that have been presented thus far, this event appears to be an orchestrated event and not a kidnapping.”

Vallejo police said they were informed around 10:30 a.m. by Huntington Beach police that Huskins, 30, had been found safe.

Huntington Beach police said earlier today that Huskins had been moved to an undisclosed location with a family member. Huskins is a former resident of Huntington Beach.

Huskins was believed to have been taken against her will from a residence in the 500 block of Kirkland Avenue on Mare Island early Monday morning.

Around 2 p.m. Monday, a man reported the kidnapping and more than 75 people began searching on Mare Island, police said.

Huskins’ Toyota Camry was found in Vallejo and police said at the time that they believed it was taken from her home.

--Bay City News