Not-so-smooth criminals get stumped by woman’s car, Colorado police say

Two robbers in Colorado couldn’t quite pull off their heist after they encountered a little modern technology in a woman’s car, police say.

A woman in Arvada had just pulled into her driveway and began gathering up her belongings when two men approached her car on Monday, police said in a news release.

One of the men pointed a gun at the woman and demanded she hand over the vehicle, police say.

When the two men tried to start the car, however, they were stumped by the push-button ignition and couldn’t figure out how to get it going, police say. Instead, the men grabbed some of the woman’s belongings before making a break for it.

The two suspects are still on the loose and are described as Hispanic men, one wearing a dark Adidas hoodie with a bandanna over his face and the other wearing a yellow hooded sweatshirt, police say. Both men were armed with a “black semi automatic handgun,” according to police. They’re believed to have been driving an orange Mitsubishi Eclipse.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact detectives at 720-898-6774.

This story was originally published October 17, 2019 at 12:01 PM with the headline "Not-so-smooth criminals get stumped by woman’s car, Colorado police say."