Aurora PD: Armed hitandrun robbery suspect arrested after multi‑agency pursuit
Mar 04, 2026
AURORA, Colo. An armed man who police said intentionally hit a womans vehicle to rob her was arrested after a multiagency pursuit that stretched from Aurora to Lochbuie.Cesar Martinez-Perez, 22, who was on probation at the tim
e of the alleged incident, was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated robbery and felony eluding.Aurora police said Martinez-Perez intentionally struck the womans car, robbed her at gunpoint, and then fled.The alleged hit-and-run robbery occurred Monday in Aurora.The next morning, officers located the suspect near E. Colfax Avenue and N. Potomac Street, but police said he refused to stop.Police said Martinez-Perez led authorities on a pursuit that continued onto Interstate 76 toward Lochbuie before a second PIT maneuver successfully stopped the vehicle. Aurora PD: Armed hit-and-run robbery suspect arrested after multiagency pursuitMartinez-Perez was arrested without further incident, according to police.The Aurora Police Department said Martinez-Perez has a lengthy criminal record, including prior weapons offenses, felony drug charges, strangulation, child abuse, and assault.
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