SANFORD, Fla. — Sanford police are seeking a man who stole a woman’s car and purse at gunpoint Friday.
The man carjacked the woman around 10:30 p.m. along Kays Landing Drive as she was getting out of her 2016 Mercedes C300, police said.
The victim said a man ran toward her from a road.
A video shows the man point a black handgun at the victim and demand that she give him the keys to her car and her purse. She was uninjured.
The carjacking has left those who live nearby shaken.
“It’s really shocking, because I heard lots of good things about this neighborhood,” said S.K. Gaffar.
Neighbors said there are several surveillance cameras in the area.
Police said the man, who ran away, is about 6 feet tall and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and washed-out blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sanford Police Department or Crimeline at 800-423-8477.
Carjacking Robbery -Kays Landing#CanyouhelpusIdentify On January 26, 2018, at approximately 10:40 pm, Sanford Police Received a report of a carjacking robbery at 200 Kays Landing Dr. The suspect approached the victim from behind after she exited her vehicle and was walking to the front door of her residence. The subject pointed a black semi-auto handgun at the victim and demanded her purse and vehicle keys, before fleeing the area in the victim's blue 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately six foot in height, wearing a gray hoodie, and blue washed out jean shorts. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sanford Police Department or Crimeline at 800 423-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimeline.org. #Robbery #ArmedCarjacking #Sanford
Posted by Sanford Police Department on Monday, January 29, 2018
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