SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Sioux City are investigating reports of a man who allegedly posed as a law enforcement officer and fondled a girl. Sioux City police say a man approached two girls as they were leaving a neighborhood store on Sunday. The girls say the man displayed a police badge and identified himself as an officer.

Police say the man told the girls that they were suspects in a store theft. He then allegedly reached out and fondled one of the girls before they ran away. Investigators are treating the incident as an attempted abduction. They believe there may be more victims because of the nature of the case.