Another campus alert was issued this month, making it the second in a week after a report of indecent exposure earlier in the week.
A student reported to Overland Park Police that he was kidnapped in the Galileo’s Garden Parking Garage Sept. 15. The victim, whose name has not been released, reported the assailant approached him around 5:30 p.m. and ordered him to get in his car and drive.
The victim described the suspect as a black male, between the ages of 20 and 24, around 180 lbs., 5’10” to 6’ tall. The suspect was wearing a black hoodie with white lettering over a white shirt, a silver chain around his neck, black shorts, a black hat, and dreadlocks.
The victim said the man took his cell phone, money from his wallet and also forced him to withdraw money from his bank account through an ATM.
The victim said he was released unharmed in Kansas City, Mo., around 8 p.m. that evening. Neither the location nor details were released on where the student was forced to drive.
Campus Police increased security afterward by patrolling the parking lots. Overland Park police are still investigating the case and the suspect is still on the loose.
“It’s been assigned to a detective who will check for video surveillance and interview anybody else that might be interviewed, if there are locations that may need to be contacted as to where the suspect made the victim go, follow up on any other available leads that would be in the incident at this point,” said Matt Bregel, Public Information Officer for the Overland Park Police Department.
Bregel said there was another incident at Kansas City Kansas Community College the same week. However, it is unclear at this time if the two incidents are related. Bregel said the department regularly works to compare cases with other police agencies.
Anyone with any information on the suspect is urged to contact Campus Police at ext. 4112.
Contact Tasha Cook, managing editor, at tcook15@jccc.edu.