Police save woman and child from an attempted kidnapping, suspect still on the loose
Colorado Springs, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs police say they're looking for a suspect after they saved a woman and her child from an attempted kidnapping Wednesday.
Police say on May 21 at around 6:30 p.m., a woman called them from a business near Dublin Boulevard and North Academy Boulevard. Police say she said she and her child needed help, and they were both with the suspect. CSPD says she was able to describe the suspect's vehicle to police before suddenly hanging up.
Officers arrived and attempted to stop the car, but they say it sped off with the woman and child inside.
Officers say they tried to call the woman back, but when she answered, she was evasive to their questions and even told them she was in a different state. Officers believed she may have been a victim of domestic violence, and their call to her raised their suspicions that she was in danger.
Police say they pinged her phone and tracked down the car. The woman and child were able to get out of the car when police approached, but CSPD says the driver sped off again, leaving them behind.
Although police did not publicly name the suspect, they say the suspect had a previous felony warrant from the Department of Corrections. Police say the person now has new warrants for felony eluding, kidnapping, and robbery, among other charges.
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