HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Sheriff's Office is working on an armed robbery case and is asking for the public's help.
According to a release from the department, Tuesday night around 8:40 p.m. deputies were called to a possible armed robbery. The victim told deputies she was driving north on K-14 about 8 miles south of Crupper's Corner when she came across a passenger car in the northbound lane.
A white woman flagged the victim down and said her vehicle had broken down and she lived about a mile away and asked for a ride home. She then acted sick and like she needed help walking and that's when a male suspect approached the victim from behind and placed a gun to the back of her head.
The victim was told to get back into her vehicle and was robbed of her purse and jewelry and battered by both suspects.
The suspect vehicle is a small four door older model light colored passenger car, last seen going northbound on K-14.
The sheriff's office is asking the public if the suspects tried to flag anyone else down. The suspects apparently are good at this. Also, the victim said she saw other vehicles pass by while this was happening.
If you saw a black SUV with out of state tags and the suspect vehicle stopped in the northbound lane of K-14, please call the Sheriff's Office to help with the ongoing investigation.
The Sheriff's Office number is 620-694-2735 or you can call Reno County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 if you have any information.