Tag: Auto Theft
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EDITORIAL: How to win Colorado’s war on auto theft
The latest year-over-year numbers show Colorado has done an admirable job beating back auto theft — a crime for which our state was ranked worst in the nation as recently as 2022 and 2023. Annual data released last week by the Colorado State Patrol business unit’s Auto Theft Intelligence Coordination Center detailed how Colorado is…
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Colorado auto thefts drop 56% from 2021 levels
Colorado once ranked as the worst state in the nation for motor vehicle thefts per capita in 2021. The state has since seen a dramatic improvement, with auto thefts dropping 56% from 2021 levels. The state reported 16,291 motor vehicle thefts in 2025 — a 34% decline from the previous year, according to the released…
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Two juveniles arrested in Arvada after crashing into police vehicle
The Arvada Police Department arrested two juveniles Monday morning and are searching for a third in connection to a stolen vehicle. Officers initially responded to the area of West 60th Avenue and Yarrow Street around 6 a.m. Monday morning to contact “three juvenile suspects in reference to auto theft,” the department said in a social…
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Police say Cherry Hills officer shot alleged thief during medical exam
A Cherry Hills Village police officer shot an alleged thief Thursday evening after the suspect attacked the officer during a medical exam, according to a department post on X. After arresting the suspect on suspicion of an auto theft earlier in the day, the officer was present while the suspect was undergoing a medical examination…
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Aurora Police Department launches free tracking program for stolen cars
One year after announcing an auto tracking program, Aurora Police Department launched MetroTrack on Thursday, which allows residents who opt in to give the department permission to track their vehicle if it’s stolen. Aurora initially announced the program last July. But police officials decided the division was not ready to launch the program at the…
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Boulder man released on low bond leads police on two-week crime spree with multiple police-chases
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A suspect is in custody after what police described as a reckless crime spree that involved three stolen cars, two home burglaries and several police chases in four Colorado cities over a two-week time span. The incidents began Feb. 25 in Boulder when the suspect, 31-year-old Kevin Aguirre, stole a car near O’Neal Circle and…
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Colorado could save $1.8 billion adopting Aurora’s crime policies, report says
The state of Colorado could have saved $1.8 billion last year if statewide approaches to crime matched those in Aurora, a Common Sense Institute study reported. The report looked at crime data across Aurora and the entire state of Colorado over the past several years, comparing trends specifically in auto theft to determine how much…
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Douglas County man arrested for allegedly stealing 48 cars as a tow truck driver
Brian Chacon, 33, worked for Eagle Wing Towing and allegedly stole 48 vehicles
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4 minors arrested after allegedly firing at Aurora police officers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora police have released more information regarding the Thursday night pursuit that led to the arrest of four minors. Police initially responded to a call of a burglary in the 24200 block of East Mexico Avenue around 8 p.m. Thursday evening. A victim claimed that…
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What Colorado cities are doing about auto theft
Last June, Colorado newcomer Eliska Smiga grew wide-eyed by its beauty, but blind to its monstrous auto theft problem. “I came from small-town Texas where you leave your doors unlocked,” Smiga said. Her love affair with the mountains soured when in her 2014 Hyundai sedan was stolen twice in a four-week period. “The welcome wagon…