DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT
Gerald R. Whitman, Chief of Police
The mission of the Denver Police Department is to deliver high quality public safety services so all people may share a safe and healthy environment.
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release
Date: November 7, 2011
To: All Denver Police Officers, Media, Denver City Council, and Denver Community Associations.
Contact: Sonny Jackson
Address: Office of the Chief 1331 Cherokee St., Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 720-913-6534
On November 7, 2011, Denver Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Peter Edward VanVolkinburg, (DOB 12/27/78) for 2nd Degree Assault to a Police Officer-Class 3 Felony.
On November 7, 2011, at 9:58 a.m. a Denver Police Officer traveling in the area of 29th and Downing Street spotted a vehicle wanted in connection with a Hit and Run Accident in the Denver. The officer pulled the vehicle over and contacted the driver identified as Peter VanVolkinburg. The officers was in the process of putting handcuffs on VanVolkinburg when he resisted injuring the officer. He fled on foot westbound from the scene towards Curtis Park. He was last seen wearing a blue and white checkered shirt and he has a handcuff on his right wrist.
The Officer was transported to Denver Health Medical Center with a broken hand.
If you have any information regarding Peter Edward VanVolkinburg or his whereabouts, please contact the Denver Police Department at 720-913-2000 or call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can text to CRIMES (274637) then title DMCS and enter your message or send an e-mail to metro-denvercrimestoppers.com. If the information you provide leads to the arrest and charging of a wanted individual, you can receive a cash award up to $2,000.
Sonny Jackson
Filed under: Safety | Leave a Comment »
