Police are investigating after a mother claimed two strangers, posing as Child Protective Services agents, arrived at her house in an attempt to take her 4-year-old son.
"Said she was with CPS and that she was there about my son's injuries and that they were to take him into protective custody," McCombs told KIRO 7, adding that her son did not have any injuries. Their refusal to show McCombs proper identification was a major red flag for the mother, and she started to panic. She believed the two were attempting to"snatch" her child and went to dial 911.McCombs told KIRO 7 that the two drove a black Ford Crown Victoria, but that she was unable to see a license plate number.
"In situations where a child must be removed from their home, DCYF staff are accompanied by law enforcement," the statement read in part."DCYF staff always carry agency identification and cannot remove a child from their home without a court order signed by a judge or by law enforcement taking a child into custody per RCW 26.44.050."