AURORA, Colo. — A teen girl who appeared to be forcibly taken from a convenience store on Colfax Avenue over the weekend has been found and is safe, according to the Aurora Police Department.
Police said in a social media post on X, formerly Twitter, that just before 4 p.m. Sunday, the girl and another boy went into the bathroom of a local convenience store located at Colfax and Scranton.
Moments later, a woman dressed in a white shirt and blue sweatpants, who arrived at the store in a blue Ford F150, went inside and physically assaulted the girl who was then forced into the truck by the boy from the bathroom and the woman, according to investigators.
In an update on X, Aurora PD said everyone involved has been identified, and the teen girl is safe. The department said its detectives will continue to investigate this incident and "determine any applicable charges that are deemed appropriate."
Anyone with information is asked to call the Aurora Police Major Crimes Unit at 303-739-6041.
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