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Police: Stolen Vehicle Ran Down Man, People Inside It Then Kidnapped Him

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) -- The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) has asked members of the public for their help in locating a dark-colored 2019 Kia Optima that witnesses say drove at a man who was running from a gas station and struck him.

Those witnesses also reported that the occupants of the car then put the man in the car and drove away.

It is being investigated as a possible kidnapping, per ACSO spokesperson Ginger Delgado.

The car was reported stolen out of Denver, Delgado said, and bears Colorado license plate UOU380.

Four people - two men and two women - were seen inside the car before the incident.

The was last seen in the 7500 block of South University Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

CAN YOU HELP US? Sheriff deputies are looking for a car they believe was stolen out of Denver & may be involved in a...

Posted by Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, October 9, 2021

Law enforcement agencies and medical facilities throughout the metro area have been alerted to the incident, Delgado added.

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