COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says a man has been taken into custody for kidnapping a woman on Saturday, November 16.
Police report that this all began around 8:41 Saturday morning with the reported kidnapping.
Earlier that day, police say the woman had walked into a business and informed the workers that she had been kidnapped. Shortly after, a man entered the business and escorted the woman out.
CSPD reported that the woman had told officers that she had been held at gunpoint, and taken against her will.
Police say they tracked the man and woman, to a potential residence on Lorraine St., near S. 8th Street and W. Brookside Street, just after noon.
After multiple failed attempts to contact the woman inside the home, CSPD forced entry into the home to check on the woman and they confirmed that she was able to escape, safely.
Following her escape, police say the man had traveled into the attic and broke into the neighbor's home, where he was found hiding from officers. He was taken into custody on an outstanding arrest warrant and has new charges related to the kidnapping investigation.
The two parties have not been identified by CSPD at this time.
People living in the surrounding neighborhood were ordered to shelter in place for their safety during the standoff.
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