KIDNAPPING OF  8-YEAR OLD BOY WAS FALSE REPORT

January 2, 2000 (La Mesa) — On January 1, an eight-year-old boy reported being
kidnapped from in front of his residence in the 4800 block of Parks Ave., La
Mesa. 

However, the La Mesa Police have concluded after further investigation that
the boy had falsified the entire story and that no crime had ever occurred.  On
January 2,  the alleged victim admitted to investigators that he had made
up the story.