Police find abduction victim’s car
Published 9:24 pm Monday, October 13, 2008
The stolen car of a rape and abduction victim was found abandoned Sunday.
An officer on routine patrol in the 800 block of Adams Street found it about 2 p.m. Sunday, according to a press release from the city. Detectives and crime scene investigators searched it for evidence.
The 21-year-old victim, who lives in the 100 block of Forest Oak Lane, told police she was on her way into her apartment around 2 a.m. Friday when she was abducted at gunpoint from the building’s landing, said city spokeswoman Debbie George.
The victim told police her assailant stole her car, drove her into some nearby woods and sexually assaulted her, George said. The suspect then tied the woman to a tree and stabbed her several times before fleeing the area in the victim’s car, a black, four-door 2008 Suzuki Forenza.
The victim was able to escape and make it to the street, where she flagged down a resident in the 800 block of Old Dill Road for help around 4:22 p.m. Friday.
The victim did not know her attacker, George said.
Police still are looking for the suspect, who is described as a black man, between the ages of 20 and 30, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall with medium brown skin. He has bumps on his face, no facial hair and short hair with a receding hairline.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective John McCarley, 514-7942, or Sgt. Joe Coleman, 514-7947. Callers can also call Crime Line at 1-888-Lock-U-Up.