BOULDER AND GILPIN COUNTIES - On November 16, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Boulder County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an armed carjacking involving a knife at the Caribou Townsite trailhead near 4869 Caribou Road.

The incident stemmed from an earlier domestic violence situation originating in Denver, where the suspect reportedly kidnapped the victim and drove her to the Caribou Trailhead. While at the location, the victim was able to escape the vehicle when the suspect stepped away. She sought help from others in the parking area.

Concerned about their safety, these folks had the victim follow them in her own vehicle.

The suspect returned and attempted to confront the victim and her helpers. They were able to get past the suspect and leave the area.

A short while later, the suspect carjacked a Toyota 4Runner at knife point in the trailhead parking lot and fled.

The Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office located the stolen vehicle near mile marker 15 of Highway 119, leading to the the north edge of Black Hawk, where deputies pinned the vehicle. The suspect fled on foot.

Law enforcement conducted an extensive search with drones and K9, but the suspect was not located.

The morning of November 17, in the parking lot of the Lady Luck Casino in Black Hawk, a man matching the suspect’s description carjacked another vehicle at knife point. The victim sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital.

Just after 2:00 p.m., investigators tracked down the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Andres Camilo Angarita Olaya, and took him into custody in Federal Heights without incident, pursuant to a Boulder County warrant issued for his arrest.  He will be booked and lodged at the Boulder County jail.

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, the Black Hawk Police Department and the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office are working together to investigate this case. 

The Boulder County investigation is documented under Boulder County Sheriff’s Office case report 25-05560. The Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office case is documented under case report CR25-0889. The Black Hawk Police Department will be filing charges with the 1st Judicial District for the incident in Black Hawk, under their case report 25-02443. 

We would also like to extend our thanks to the U.S. Marshals Service – Colorado Violent Offender Task Force for their assistance with the suspect apprehension.

If you witnessed or have information about these incidents, please contact Boulder County Sheriff’s Office detectives at BCSOtips@bouldercounty.gov or 303-441-3674.