Carjacking, Bank Robbery, Narcotics Spree Began In Lakewood: Cops

LAKEWOOD, CO -- A man was hospitalized Sunday in Metro Denver after a multi-hour crime spree that featured a carjacking, police chase, two robberies and gobbling down fistfuls of narcotics. Jefferson Co. Sheriff's deputies announced the arrest of the unidentified man Saturday morning, saying the suspect allegedly started the morning at 4 a.m. by holding a Lakewood driver at gunpoint and demanding his red Nissan near Morrison Road and South Kipling Parkway.

The carjacking victim reportedly convinced the suspect to drop him at work -- and keep the car, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Marc Techmeyer told Channel 7.

“Look, man, I just want to go to work. Drop me at work and you can keep my car,” Techmeyer said, quoting the victim, who was dropped off at a gas station and called 911, Techmeyer said.

Around 9 a.m., the suspect allegedly robbed a CVS pharmacy in Littleton, demanding narcotics, and then around 11 a.m. allegedly robbed the Littleton branch Bank of the West at Kipling Parkway. He then allegedly broke into a home near Ken Caryl and attempted to steal another car.

When officers from the Lakewood, Littleton , Jefferson Co. Sheriff and Colorado State Patrol curbed the car, the suspect allegedly ingested handfuls of pills stolen from CVS, and then had to be taken to a hospital, Techmeyer told Channel 7.

The suspect will likely face multiple charges, including kidnapping, robbery and home invasion.

See the Channel 7 Report here.

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