Body Found in search near other attempted abduction cases body likely that of Missing Girl #JessicaRidgeway, sources say but no positive id yet. Meanwhile in Maine, Police investigate car with possible link to Colorado kidnapping/murder case (note: these headlines were pasted from news articles links provided below, headlines may have since been updated as police are not releasing much info yet).
Police are investigating a possible link between an abandoned car found in the city and a kidnapping/murder case out of Colorado.
The investigation may be linked to a case involving missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway of Colorado, however police have yet to confirm whether that is the case.
Sgt. Kuffer Kaltenborn said the vehicle was reported to police shortly after 8:30 a.m. Kaltenborn said the vehicle, a light blue Buick station wagon, matches the description of the one suspected in the case out of Colorado.
“We don't know why (the car) is here,” Kaltenborn said.
City police cordoned off a parking lot off Constitution Avenue on the connector road to the Walmart plaza on Lafayette Road.
A K9 unit was called in to investigate both the car and the surrounding area.
Kaltenborn said there is no further information yet that indicates the car is tied to the kidnapping/murder case. The car, which had a Colorado license plate of 195-WIS, was towed from the scene shortly after 10 a.m.
“We are putting the car into evidence and going to reach out to authorities in Colorado to try and figure out how they want us to follow up,” Kaltenborn said.
Ridgeway was last seen by her mother when walking to school on Oct. 5.
According to an Associated Press report on Thursday morning, the search for the fifth-grade student is continuing after a body was found in a suburban Denver park seven miles from where she disappeared.
Police initially provided no information on the body and made no link to Ridgeway in a news conference regarding the body found in the park.
The AP story also reports the sighting in Maine of a car with Colorado license plates. The sighting was one of the hundreds of leads police were investigating in the Ridgeway case, according to the report.
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The field where a body was found Wednesday is just a few miles from where two attempted child abductions prompted a warning from the Jefferson County School District in September 2012 and also a unrelated incident in November 2011.
SUSPECT 1: Arvada police are releasing a composite image of the suspect. Click "related link" below this story for picture.
The suspect is wanted in a series of attempted child abductions and indecent exposure incident in Arvada in the past ten days.
Based on follow-up interviews with the victims and a review of the composite drawing, investigators believe it's a strong possibility the incidents are tied to one suspect
The suspect is described as a white male, in his 50's to 60's with salt-and-pepper colored hair. He has a wrinkled face and a potbelly. His height is between 5' 5" and 6' tall and weighs approximately 230 pounds. He may be associated with a grayish-colored sedan and possibly a blue mountain bike.
If you have information about a possible suspect lead, you're asked to call: 720-898-6799.
Recap of the Incidents:
Attempted Child Abduction Incidents
■On Saturday, November 12, 2011, just after 3:00 p.m. in the area of Danny Kendrick Park (7000 Ward Road) and the Apex Recreation Center. Arvada Police were called to the area on a report of an attempted child abduction involving a 12-year-old Arvada girl.
■On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, just after 8:00 p.m., a 6-year-old child was contacted by a man as she sat in a lounge area of the YMCA located at 6350 Eldridge Street. The suspect lured her outside and she was able to break free and return to her parents inside the building.
Indecent Exposure
■On Friday, November 4, 2011, three 12-year-old girls were playing outside in the area of 69th and Robb Street when the suspect approached the girls and exposed and touched himself in their presence.
Suspicious Incident
■On Monday, November 14, 2011, Arvada Police were called the area of 77th and Parfet Street where a 15-year-old girl was contacted by a man driving a silver or white four door car who began asking her for directions.
SOURCE: http://arvadapd.org/pages/
SUSPECT 2: Arvada Police are investigating two reports of child enticement where a child was approached by a stranger offering candy and asking them to get into the stranger’s car . These incidents took place on Sunday, September 9 and Wednesday, September 12.
The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5’9”, thin build, sandy or brown hair and late teens to late 30s in age. The second victim described the suspect as not having facial hair, but the first victim described him as having a thin beard and mustache. The Arvada Police caution that people can change in appearance by growing their hair out, cutting and/or dying it, wearing disguises, i.e., wigs, and shaving or growing facial hair.
The vehicle used in these incidents is described as a royal blue – similar to the blue worn by the University of Kentucky – 4-door sedan, possibly from the mid 90s. It may have dents on the passenger side rear door and may have half of the rear wheels covered with a "skirt" similar to those seen on a 1996 Cadillac Deville.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Arvada Police at 720.898.6900.
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