Like Uber, encounters with total strangers
in search of bargains can always be risky and
Craigslist seems to generate those dangers. There are sites which will provide
safety advice, but some transactions seem so benign.
A pregnant woman was attacked after responding to an ad on Craigslist for baby clothes, according to police.
The suspect, Dynel Catrece Lane, allegedly lured the seven-months-pregnant woman to a Longmont home Wednesday afternoon, beat her, cut out her baby and stole the child, authorities said. Police say they arrested the suspect when she allegedly arrived at a hospital with the dead child
The 26-year-old victim, whose name has not been released, did not know Lane prior to the Wednesday attack, Satur, the Longmont police commander, said. She was found in the basement of the home where she was attacked. Police said they found that she had been beaten.
Police released a recording of the 911 call, in which the victim is heard telling the operator that she did not know the suspect's name and had been stabbed with a knife and broken glass.
Investigators are calling for the public’s help to determine whether any other expectant mothers had responded to the suspect's ad.
Lane is scheduled to make her first court appearance this afternoon.
Craigslist has been used several times in the past to lure unsuspecting would-be victims. Last month, a college student in Georgia was killed after authorities said he responded to an ad for an iPhone 6.