SUSPECT IN ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION ARRESTED
AURORA» A man suspected of attempting to abduct an 11yearold Aurora girl, who was thwarted when the girl fought back and bit him, has been arrested.
The suspect, who is in his 30s, was arrested about 3:50 p.m. Friday by officers and detectives, police said.
He is being held without bail on suspicion of seconddegree unlawful sexual contact and seconddegree kidnapping, both felonies.
Police did not name the suspect Friday.
“A very alert patrol officer spotted the subject earlier today based on a description provided to her,” Police Chief Nick Metz said. “The subject was detained and questioned by detectives. It was determined enough information had come together to place the suspect under arrest.”
Police said the suspect is a stranger to the victim. Police did not say where he was arrested.
Earlier on Friday, police held a news conference praising the young victim for fighting off her alleged abductor.
They also asked the public to help identify a suspect in the case.
The girl was walking home from her school bus stop about 5:15 p.m. Thursday on East Exposition Avenue when a man walking in the opposite direction grabbed her, placing his hand over her mouth, police said.
Armed bank robber strikes in Westminster, Aurora.
Investigators are looking for an armed bank robber, sporting a green Boston Celtics baseball cap, who struck twice this week on different ends of the metro area.
The first robbery happened about 9:35 a.m. Tuesday at US Bank, 5211 W. 72nd Ave., Westminster, according to a news release.
The robber, who was armed with a gun, fled on foot heading northeast.
The second robbery happened about 11 a.m. Friday at Navy Federal Credit Union, 1105 S. Tower Road, Aurora, police said.
The suspect is described as a white man, about 6 feet tall, with a skinny build.
He was wearing jeans and a darkcolored hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information on the robberies, or on a possible suspect, is asked to call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 3036297171 or Crime Stoppers at 7209137867 (STOP).
Ringleader of criminal enterprise in downtown Denver sentenced to prison.
The last of five ringleaders of a criminal enterprise involving stolen cars, destruction of property, identity theft and other criminal activity has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison Thursday, the Denver district attorney’s office said.
Pablo Bleacher, 24, pleaded guilty to violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act and one count of identity theft. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Noah Ferris, Jordan Goetsch, Jory Ingram and Michael Rodgers each pleaded guilty to similar charges this year. Ferris and Ingram were sentenced to 16 years in prison, while Goetsch and Rodgers received 10 years each.
The indictment said they targeted people and property in downtown Denver, LoDo, LoHi and RiNo neighborhoods.