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Colorado Police Hunt Heriberto Vazquez Mosqueda After Broomfield Pursuit and Crash

Investigators believe he left the crash area.

Overview

  • Fort Collins police say a woman known to the suspect was kidnapped Sunday evening, and the suspect drove off before officers arrived.
  • Authorities identified the at-large suspect as 34-year-old Heriberto Vazquez Mosqueda, who was possibly armed with a handgun.
  • A Weld County pursuit entered Broomfield, where the vehicle crashed into a backyard in the Anthem neighborhood near Compass Way and Prospect Lane.
  • Officers rescued a female passenger from the crashed vehicle and took her to a hospital, and a shelter-in-place order lasted until about 1 a.m.
  • A multi-agency overnight search using K-9 units, night-vision drones and a Colorado State Patrol airplane did not find Mosqueda, and Fort Collins issued arrest warrants for kidnapping and menacing as police ask the public to call 911 or 303-438-6400 with tips.