Three people are facing charges after a robbery and kidnapping in the community of Livingston last week, according to Calgary police. The incident unfolded just after midnight on Aug. 18. Police say the victim, a 31-year-old man, had parked in a lot in the 200 block of Lucas Boulevard N.W. and started walking his dog in the adjacent park when he was approached by a man who threatened him with a knife. Police say the incident led to a fight between the two. “Two more men arrived and the three of them pushed the victim into the trunk of his car, then drove the vehicle to the outskirts of the city,” said a Friday news release. “The suspects released the man from the car’s trunk along Wagon Wheel Crescent, near Balzac, then drove off in the stolen car.” The victim suffered minor injuries and was able to flag down a passing driver who called RCMP. Police say officers were able to track the stolen vehicle to the community of Rundle that same day. “They observed it being driven out of Calgary at a high rate of speed, and with the assistance of HAWCS and RCMP, followed it to Innisfail, where the driver pulled into a parking lot.” RCMP officers arrested a woman who had allegedly been driving, as well as two male passengers — and say there were two kids in the car at the time. Tiera Sedentopf, 25, of Calgary is charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000 and dangerous driving. Kyle Fraser, 31, of Calgary, is charged with six offences, including kidnapping, robbery, Danny Sawa Sawa, 21, of Calgary is charged with kidnapping and robbery. “This was a dangerous situation, not only for the victim who was kidnapped but the children who were in the back of a speeding car,” said Staff Sgt. Keith Shufelt. “Thanks to the cooperation between the CPS, HAWCS, and the RCMP, we were able to arrest the suspects just a few hours after the kidnapping and assault happened.” There is a third suspect in the kidnapping that police are working to identify. Anyone with information about the kidnapping is asked to call police at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
