HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 02-26 Two women unharmed after man threatened to shoot, rape them in Maplewood, North St. Paul MAPLEWOOD REVIEW'Vednesday,Feb.1 2014 MWR
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women unharmed- after".,
man. threatened -to shoot,
rape therm in Ma levvOo 129 -
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h ' S t. Paul
Police searching Arena, 244411th Ave.
According to police, a man,
' who the - woman described
for suspect
as a white male, about 30 to
Kaitlyn Roby 40 years .old, 6 feet tall with a
Review staff medium build . and facial hair,
entered the car on the pass=-
Police suspect the sane man ger's side. He had a black fiand _
held. two women at gunpoint gun, and wore dark clothing, a
in their cars Sunday night, one black cap and latex gloves.
in Maplewood right after the' - The tam told the victim . khat
other in North St. Paul, fore- he wanted to have sex with
ing them'. to drive around and her, ordering her to drive. the
threatening to rape them. vehicle toa-: parking la west of
One woman fled, and the North High: He made her tarn
other was let go unharmed. off the car, grabbed her, and
441n spite of the.fact that inti- then she fled on foot, scream.
dents of this nature- are very, ing for help. The man drove
rare, the actions of the armed away in her car.
suspect are obviously danger- The stolen vehicle is. a. 2007
ous, ; making his identifica- gray Hyundai Sonata with
tion and .arrest a top priority," a Minnesota license plate.
Maplewood Police Chief Paul' (557CTT).
Schnell said in a statement. About 15 minutes later, a '
The North St. Paul Police 26-year-old woman in Maple-.
Department responded to a wood was the victim of an
report of a female victim who armed -kidnapping involving
ran away. from a possible rapist a xnan who looked and acted
at 7:47 p.m. Feb. 23 in the area similar, to the suspect from the
of Tenth Avenue. and Third other incident in the adjacent
Street. suburb.
After a..hockey game;' a The Maplewood Police
D artnent. received the repmt
r ` 24-year-old -woman "reportedly - started. her car in the parking
Iot.of.North High School Polar see Gunman on page 2