Denver Police Search For Man Wanted In Robbery, Kidnapping
DENVER (CBS4) - Denver police would like the public's help locating a man suspected in a robbery and kidnapping in the Cherry Creek area Wednesday afternoon.
The suspect also took the victim's car.
Det. John White with Denver police said officers were called to 4040 East 8th Avenue on the report of a robbery and kidnapping.
"When officers arrived on scene they contacted the victim who reported that she had been robbed at gunpoint and ordered into her vehicle's trunk by the suspect," White said in a statement.
White said the suspect approached the victim while in a parking lot at the Cherry Creek Mall.
"At some point during this contact the suspect produced a weapon, ordered the victim into the trunk of her vehicle and began driving in an unknown direction," White said.
The victim managed to un-latch the trunk from inside, escaped and called police.
"The suspect is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous."
The suspect is described as a black man between the ages of 25 and 29 with unknown tattoos next to his right eye and on the right side of his neck. He is approximately 6-foot-1 with a thin build, short hair, and wearing a blue diamond earring in his nose.
The victim's vehicle is described as a maroon four door 2004 Saturn Ion with a Colorado temporary tag (996-186J) in the rear window.
Anyone with information is asked to call Denver police at (720) 913-2000. Remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-STOP (7867).
