Police in Council Bluffs are investigating an early morning car jacking incident. Bluffs Police Sgt. Ben Roth says officers were sent to the 1200 block of 7th Avenue today (Wednesday) at around 3:15-a.m.  The victim, 18-year old Caine Petersen, of Council Bluffs, told police he was driving down the street when someone hit his VW Jetta with a hard object. When Petersen stopped and got out of his vehicle to investigate, he got into a confrontation with a white male, who produced a metal chain with a lock on the end. The suspect began swinging the lock and chain at Petersen.

Petersen began to run down the street with the suspect chasing him, but at some point, the suspect ran back to Petersen’s vehicle, which was left idling on the street. The man jumped into the car and took off. Officers found the car shortly thereafter, in the area of South 9th Street and 5th Avenue. The vehicle was still running.

The suspect, who was described as being about 6-feet tall, weighing 170-pounds, was wearing a black hoodie, jeans, and had brown facial hair. The incident remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Criminal Investigations Division.