Car Theft: Police Arrest Two, One Suspect At Large

BOULDER, CO -- Police have two suspects in custody and are searching for a third in an investigation into a stolen car located in North Boulder on Monday, Dec. 17. At approximately 10:47 A.M. on Monday, the Boulder County Communications Center received a phone call from On-Star about a stolen vehicle that had been located in the area of North Broadway and Laramie Boulevard, according to a press release from the Boulder County Sheriff's Department.

When deputies responded to the area, they found the vehicle occupied by 26-year-old Justin Hand. When they made contact with Hand, he began to run, resisted arrest, and physically struggled with the deputies. The deputies used a department-issued Taser, but it had little effect. Hand was able to escape, but he was then tackled and taken into custody by the deputies with help from citizen bystanders.

A second, unidentified male suspect ran from the scene. He was described as wearing a dark colored jacket over a royal blue colored hoodie type jacket. A perimeter was put in place, and officers from the Boulder Police Department and deputies from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office searched the area, but were unable to locate him.

A short time later a third, female suspect was found inside the vehicle under clothing and other items. She was identified as Samaria Alvarado, 18, and placed under arrest.

Hand was arrested on the charges of aggravated motor vehicle theft in the second degree, possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia. Alvarado was charged with aggravated motor vehicle theft in the second degree. Both were medically cleared and have been lodged at the Boulder County Jail.

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