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The Indiana Daily Student

crime & courts

Man allegedly threatens ex-girlfriend at knifepoint, steals car in early morning

Bloomington Police Department officers are investigating a reported armed robbery in which a man allegedly threatened his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint and drove off in her white 1991 Pontiac Sunfire.

Officers responded at about 2 a.m. Sunday near the 1100 block of West Allen Street in reference to a robbery, BPD Sgt. Dana Cole said.

Upon arrival, the victim, 34, told police her ex-boyfriend had jumped into her car at a gas station near the intersection of South Curry Pike and West Bloomfield Road.

The ex-boyfriend, 44, allegedly held her at knifepoint and told her to drive to her sister’s residence on the 1100 block of West Allen Street, Cole said.

The suspect also threatened to kill the woman, she told police.

The victim then tried to flee from the vehicle, and the suspect reportedly strangled and battered her.

The victim told police she eventually fled from her ex-boyfriend, who then drove off in her vehicle.

Police have yet to locate either the car or the suspect.
 
— Kirsten Clark

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