Denver police said this afternoon a man who broke a policewoman’s wrist and ran away with handcuffs dangling from his right arm Monday had meth-making materials in the trunk of his car.
Peter Edward VanVolkinburg, 32, was pulled over about 10 a.m. Monday at 29th and Downing streets on suspicion he had driven away from a traffic accident.
As the officer tried to handcuff him, he put up a fight, injured her and ran away.
When investigators checked out his impounded Pontiac Grand Am today they found “items consistent with the production of methamphetamine in his car,” said police spokesman Sonny Jackson.
VanVolkinburg is still at large and is being sought tonight on a felony warrant alleging second-degree assault to a police officer.
He was sentenced to five years in state prison in 2007 in a meth-cooking case in Denver and has been arrested several other times on drug-related charges. He also has a Dec. 8 court date in El Paso County in relation to a May 7 incident, court records show.
In that case, he is accused of burglary, burglary with explosives, use of a stun gun, car theft, menacing and assault.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to VanVolkinburg’s arrest.
Anyone with information can call Denver police at 720-913-2000 or Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tips also can be sent by text to CRIMES (274637) with the title DMCS, or by e-mail to .
