Clifton Forge Police search for abduction suspect

Lindsey Ward and Angela Hatcher
Published: September 26, 2008

Updated 9:31 p.m.
The victim is out of the hospital.  Police Chief Barry Balser tells us he saw the woman late Friday afternoon.  Balser says she is badly bruised and still shaken up but is otherwise OK.

Balser was the first to arrive on the scene after the woman called 911 around 1:15p.m..  The chief says it took about 15 minutes to locate her because she was in a remote area and she wasn’t sure where she was. 

Balser says the woman was driving into town on her lunch break. She needed to make a deposit at the bank.  Balser tells us the robber took the bank deposit envelope.  They say he took the money inside and ditched the envelope.  Police found it and the envelope will be sent to the crime lab.  Balser says they were also able to take fingerprints from the woman’s car door.

Police have shown the victims pictures of a few possible suspects but she said none were the man who attacked her.  Balser says they hope to work with a sketch artist at Dabney Lancaster Community College, to develop a sketch of the suspect.

In the meantime, here is the complete description of the suspect:
White male
Mid to late 20s
Light hair
5’10”
180-220 lbs
Tattoo of star or tear next to left eye
Wearing dark jeans and gray hoodie

Updated 5:45 p.m.

Police tell 10 On You Side that the suspect is a white man they believe is in his mid-20’s. They say he has a small tattoo of a star of a tear near his left eye. If you have any information on this suspect call 911.

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Clifton Forge Town Police are looking for a man who abducted, robbed and assaulted a woman.
   
The Chief of Police tells 10 On Your Side the woman was driving through town, stopped at a light at the intersection of Main St. and Commercial Ave. where the suspect jumped in her car on the passenger side.

According to the Chief he forced her to drive to a remote area where he robbed her and punched her in the face.

They haven’t identified the suspect yet, but an investigator is with the victim at the hospital right now trying to get more information.
   
Stay tuned to WSLS and wsls.com as this story unfolds.