Police investigating pair of alleged kidnappings in Regina

The Regina Police Service is searching for two suspects in a pair of alleged kidnappings that occurred Thursday.

In a media release issued Friday morning, the police say they received a report Thursday evening of an incident that occurred in the 1000 block of Elphinstone Street at about 12:40 p.m.

A 17-year-old boy told police that he had been forced at gunpoint into a vehicle by a man and a woman. A few minutes later, a second male also was kidnapped in the same manner by the same suspects.

The suspects drove the boys out of Regina to a rural area, where the victims were able to escape.

The male suspect is described as Caucasian, 6-foot-0, 280 pounds and 40 to 50 years old, with black and grey hair, a short trimmed beard, brown eyes, and a wrinkly face with a mark or scar under his left eye. He was wearing a dark green collared shirt.

The female suspect was described as Caucasian, 40 to 50 years old, with shoulder-length silver and blond hair, hazel eyes and a large freckle on her right jaw line. She was wearing a baggy multi-coloured pink and purple flowered shirt and blue shorts.

Their vehicle was described as a mid-2000 dark blue four-door sedan.

Police haven’t been able to speak with the second victim and are asking for the public’s assistance in locating and identifying him.

He’s described as Indigenous, between 15 and 17 years old, with long black hair and a scar on his left eyebrow. He was wearing grey sweats, a navy blue T-shirt, Nike shoes, a black and red “We the North” Raptors ball hat, and three wristbands. His name may be Joel or Joelle.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.