Section: Auraria
Campus police investigating incident at Colfax light rail station
Jul 1, 2009

A female student from Community College of Denver has reported to the Auraria Police Department that an unknown male “reached for her” in an attempt to grab her as she exited a RTD light rail train today, Wednesday, July 1, at the 10^th and Colfax station.

The victim said that the incident, which occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m., began when she was confronted by the suspect, who was sitting at the light rail station. The suspect told the victim to “come with me” and reached to grab her arm. The victim immediately swatted his arm away and ran off. She was not physically harmed.

The suspect is described as an African-American male, 6’1”, slender build, approximately 20 years old.He was wearing black clothing, with white stripes on the front of his shirt and a white “dew rag” on his head. The suspect is still at large.

The Auraria Police Department and the Denver Police Department are continuing their investigation. If you have any information that might be helpful, please contact the department at 303-556-5000; in person at AD 110; or, anonymously through the "Comments" line at 303-556-2677.

The police department reminds you to use caution when encountering strangers. If a suspicious incident occurs, immediately contact the department by dialing 9-1-1 from any campus telephone, or 303-556-5000 from your cell phone. Blue Light emergency telephones are available throughout campus and in the parking lots that directly connect to Auraria Police Dispatch.