Warning message from Elk Creek Elementary and West Jeff Elementary:
Please be aware of a reported attempted kidnapping that occurred yesterday around 4:30 p.m. between Peak Academy of Dance and King Soopers in Conifer:
“A girl was walking from PEAK Dance Academy toward King Soopers. Near the Community Center, a silver Subaru with dark tinted windows was sitting along the road. As the girl tried to walk around the car, an “older gentleman with a shaved or balding head” opened the door and asked her if he could give her a ride. She said no and then he grabbed her wrist and backpack and tried to push her into his car. She kicked him in the knee and he let go. She ran all the way to King Soopers. A police report was made. “
This afternoon we received a report of an attempted abduction of a juvenile female that occurred at 4:30 p.m. yesterday at the intersection of Sutton Road and West Street in Conifer. The suspect offered the female a ride and when she refused he grabbed the strap of her backpack, placed a hand on her shoulder, and attempted to get her into his vehicle. She was able to free herself and run away.
The suspect is described as a white male, 6’0”, thin build, mid 30’s – 40’s, with a shaved head and red bumps on his upper lip. He was wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans with light colored paint stains on them. He was driving a dark silver or grey colored 4-door hatchback with tinted windows.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (303) 271-0211 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-STOP (7867); reference case number 18-2075.
The Jeffco Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted abduction of a student near West Jefferson Elementary in Conifer on Thursday afternoon.
According to Jenny Fulton, spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred late Thursday afternoon, and was reported to the school and law enforcement Friday afternoon. Fulton said that a female student was walking near Sutton Road and West Street in Conifer around 4:30 p.m. when a man approached her, offered her a ride and tried to force her into his car. However, the girl kicked the man and was able to run to safety.
The suspect is described as a 6-foot tall white male in his mid-30s to 40s with a shaved head, red bumps on his top lip, and wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans with paint stains on them. The suspect's vehicle is described as gray or silver, four-door hatchback with tinted windows.
In response to the incident, school resource officers patrolled the area, and supervised kids walking to and from West Jeff Elementary and West Jeff Middle School. Wendy Woodland, principal at West Jeff Elementary, said in a letter to parents Friday that the schools would take further safety precautions next week with Jeffco security patrolling the area through next Wednesday.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. -- Reports of attempted abductions of children during off-school hours are under investigation in Jefferson County.
The sheriff's office said one happened Thursday afternoon near West Jefferson elementary and middle schools in Conifer and one also happened in the Coal Creek Canyon K-8 school area.
School district administrators said they learned about them Friday and reported it to the sheriff's office.
"We had two schools report that parents had alerted them of incidents regarding a suspicious stranger (totally separate incidents that occurred yesterday after school in different locations)," a Jeffco Public Schools spokesperson said in an email to FOX31.
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UPDATE to an alleged attempted abduction in Conifer last Thurs: A woman offered the student a ride and after seeing reports of an attempted abduction, she called us. We confirm there was no male involved, no physical contact between the woman and student, & no attempt to abduct.:
