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SWAT Arrests Suspect After 10-Year-Old Violet Hay Found Safe

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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U.S. Canby Police Chief Jose Gonzalez announced 10-year-old Violet Hay was found safe in Oregon City.
A SWAT team arrested a suspect at the Oregon City residence where Violet was located.
An unknown male entered the Canby apartment at 1:39 a.m. and assaulted a 12-year-old.
The 12-year-old sister was hospitalized and remained under care on Wednesday.
Officials said the case did not meet Amber Alert criteria, so no alert was issued.

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SWAT team arrested the suspect at 2:45 p.m. in Oregon City.
Nearly 30 investigators from local, state and federal agencies assisted Canby Police.
Senator Christine Drazan praised the multi-agency response after Violet Hay’s rescue.
The case will be presented to the Clackamas County District Attorney Thursday for charging decisions.
Police are canvassing neighborhoods and collecting surveillance footage while withholding the suspect’s name and vehicle description.

History

The 1993 kidnapping of 12-year-old Polly Klaas in Petaluma sparked a 500-person, 24-agency search and propelled California’s three-strikes law and the later Amber Alert system. Convicted murderer Richard Allen Davis was sentenced to death in 1996, but remains imprisoned after the 2019 state moratorium. The case continues to shape child-safety alert policies.

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The 1993 kidnapping of 12-year-old Polly Klaas in Petaluma sparked a 500-person, 24-agency search and propelled California’s three-strikes law and the later Amber Alert system. Convicted murderer Richard Allen Davis was sentenced to death in 1996, but remains imprisoned after the 2019 state moratorium. The case continues to shape child-safety alert policies.

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