Terrifying ordeal for hotel shuttle driver in NE carjacking

Police are searching for a suspect and a stolen vehicle, after a hotel shuttle driver was carjacked.

It happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday, in the 2500 block of 32nd Avenue NE.

A woman was flagged down by a man she thought was in need of directions, and police say once she rolled down her passenger side window, the suspect reached in, entered the car and held a sharp object to her side.

He forced her to drive to a convenience store on Radcliffe Drive SE.

When she exited, the man drove off and nearly struck a pedestrian in the parking lot.

The suspect described as Caucasian, between 45-50 years old, 6′, 200 lbs, with a medium build, and a well-kept appearance.

He was balding, with blonde hair on the sides of his head, and was wearing a light blue jacket with white stripes.

The vehicle is a white 2013 Honda Odyssey with logos on the sides for Comfort Inn, Staybridge Suites and Super 8, and an Alberta license plate number 36M942.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Calgary Police Service Robbery Unit at 403-428-8787 or Crime Stoppers anonymously using any of the following methods:

TALK: 1-800-222-8477
TYPE: www.calgarycrimestoppers.org
TEXT: tttTIPS to 274637

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