(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is looking for the community’s help in identifying a suspect in a sexual assault on Tuesday, July 8.
According to CSPD, on Tuesday at around 1 a.m., officers were called to Quail Lake Park located at 915 East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard for a reported kidnapping. Officers conducted an initial investigation and found a female victim at a nearby business, at East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard and Geyser Drive.
Detectives with CSPD’s Domestic Violence/Adult Sexual Assault Unit were contacted. During their investigation, the victim disclosed that she was at the park with a friend and had returned to her car when an unknown man in a pickup truck approached her.
The man then allegedly forced her into the pickup truck and drove her about two miles away. The man then sexually assaulted the victim before letting her go.
CSPD is asking for the community’s help in identifying the suspect and the suspect vehicle. The pickup truck is described as a dark-colored, extended-cab truck. The suspect is described as a white man, about 6′ tall, wearing all black, a beanie-style hat, and a face covering. The suspect removed the hat and face covering during the assault, according to police.
Anyone with information about the suspect or the investigation, contact the non-emergency line at (719) 444-7000. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-7867.
