(Dec. 20, 2024) – The Aurora Police Department announced Friday it is seeking charges against 11 suspects in its investigation into a violent kidnapping and assault of two victims that occurred earlier this week at an apartment complex in northwest Aurora.
About 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aurora police patrol officers responded to a report of a kidnapping at The Edge at Lowry Apartments, located in the 1200 block of Dallas Street. The investigation to date has determined two victims were confronted by approximately a dozen armed suspects and taken to a vacant apartment against their will where they were bound, threatened and assaulted.
A total of 19 people were detained early Tuesday during the preliminary investigation. Three people were subsequently released after being interviewed by investigators. The remaining 16 suspects are being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Aurora police investigators are in the process of submitting arrest affidavits in the 18th Judicial District Court for 11 suspects. The suspects face varying charges including, second-degree kidnapping, aggravated robbery, first-degree assault, extortion and burglary, all felonies.
Eight of the 11 suspects are in ICE custody. Three of the suspects are outstanding.
The eight suspects in custody include:
• Andres Alexander Liendo-Padilla (01/06/1999).
• Jesus Alberto Alejos Escalona (02/07/2002).
• Junior Reyes-Barrios (10/15/1996).
• Barbara Sivle Medina-Arcaya (03/31/1995).
• Donarkys Teresa Suarez-Quesada (08/15/1993).
• Luigi Javier Soto-Sucre (08/18/1998).
• Niefred Jose Serpa Acosta (08/06/2004).
• Jengrinso Elias Loreto-Petit (07/19/1998).
Niefred Jose Serpa-Acosta was already wanted on an active felony warrant for burglary and menacing. The warrant stemmed from Aug. 18, when a security camera captured Serpa-Acosta and five other armed men knocking on apartment doors at The Edge at Lowry about 10 minutes before a fatal shooting in the 1200 block of Dallas Street.
By Oct. 2, Operation Safe Haven investigators positively identified and obtained arrest warrants for all six suspects. With Serpa-Acosta’s capture on Tuesday, four of the six suspects from the Aug. 18 crime are now in custody.
Operation Safe Haven is a special Aurora Police Department task force activated in August to investigate crimes involving the city’s migrant population.
The investigation into the kidnapping and assault is active and ongoing. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720.913.STOP (7867). Tipsters can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
Joe Moylan
Public Information Officer
720.432.5095
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Information previously released.
14 Suspects Detained in 12th & Dallas Armed Home Invasion, Kidnapping
(Dec. 17, 2024) – Fourteen people have been detained by Aurora police after officers responded to a report of a home invasion with weapons at The Edge at Lowry Apartments.
Just before 2:30 a.m., Aurora police patrol officers responded to a report of an armed home invasion involving a stabbing and kidnapping at an apartment in the 1200 block of Dallas Street. The preliminary investigation suggests several suspects entered an apartment occupied by two people. The suspects moved the victims to another apartment on the property, where they were threatened and bound. An adult male sustained a non-life-threatening stab wound during the incident.
After some time, the victims were released by the suspects, at which point they called 911. Multiple Aurora police patrol units responded to the scene. Fourteen people were detained for questioning by investigators.
Joe Moylan
Public Information Officer
720.432.5095
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