The Chapel Hill Police Department seeks information relating to a reported robbery and kidnapping early Tuesday morning near North Columbia Street.
According to police, officers responded to an armed robbery and kidnapping near the 700 block of North Columbia Street on Tuesday around 3:20 a.m. The victim reported that two suspects forced him into his own vehicle after one of the suspects stated that he was armed. The victim was then forced to drive to the Sun Trust Bank on Dobbins Drive, where he was told to withdraw money from the ATM.
The suspects left the victim at the ATM and then headed toward Durham on U.S. 15-501 in the victim’s dark blue 2000 Ford Explorer with N.C. license tag TND-8621.
One of the suspects was described as a black male, 5 feet 10 to 5 feet 11 inches tall, 170 to 190 pounds, 25 to 35 years old. The other suspect was described as a black female wearing a dark hoodie.
Police ask that those with information relating to the incident call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 942-2515. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous and the caller could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrest.