Tag: Motor Vehicle Theft
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Man sentenced to 13 years in prison for high-speed Castle Rock chase
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Trinidad man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for a high-speed chase at the Castle Rock Outlets parking lot in 2022. Roy Allen Elliott-Casaus, 33, pleaded guilty to assault on a peace officer, aggravated motor vehicle theft and vehicular eluding after he crashed a…
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Two arrested on charges of killing Greeley man, setting body on fire
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects in connection with killing a man and setting his body on fire in Poudre Canyon. Isaac Valdez-Salvador, 32, of Fort Collins and Juana Espino, 37, of Evans were booked into the Weld County Jail on charges related to the death of Gerardo Hernandez Lucio, 49, of Greeley.…
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11 arrested — including Venezuelan nationals — in Douglas County after 30-plus car thefts reported in July
Investigators are still looking for potential connections between the cases
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Wheat Ridge man indicted by federal grand jury following carjackings
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal grand jury indicted a Wheat Ridge man who went on an alleged string of crimes around the metro Denver area over several months, reportedly injuring two people, carjacking three vehicles and robbing five stores. Keenan Clodfelter, 20, was indicted on 11 counts — three…
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Woman shot during carjacking in Thornton
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two people were carjacked late Wednesday in Thornton in separate incidents. One of the people carjacked was shot, Thornton Police said. The first carjacking happened just before midnight in the 9700 block of Welby Road, police said. That’s near Colorado Boulevard and Thornton Parkway. A man told…
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Denver police deploys new approach to reducing auto thefts with tracking program
The Denver Police Department has a new program intended to tackle the problem of stubbornly high motor vehicle thefts. It’s intended to help find stolen cars faster by authorizing police to use data from any tracking devices already installed once people report the theft. Lt. Ryan Harris, who works in the department’s patrol District Three,…
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Denver grand jury indicts 11 people in connection with auto theft ring
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A Denver grand jury indicted 11 people in connection with an auto theft ring that stole more than $3 million in vehicles and other property across the metro. Prosecutors said the defendants stole guns, trailers and at least 130 vehicles. They are also accused of stealing identities to finance their methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl addictions,…
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Report: Car thefts have seen dramatic rise in Denver, around Colorado
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Auto thefts in Colorado have increased 88% since 2017, according to a new report released by the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority. The number of stolen vehicles also increased by nearly 44% or 636 vehicles when comparing last July to July 2020, according to the report. Auto thefts in Colorado have increased 88% since 2017,…