Tag: Shoplifting
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Douglas County commissioners approve shoplifting ordinance despite pushback
The Board of Douglas County Commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday afternoon that will mandate businesses report suspected shoplifting crimes. The ordinance, a highly-debated measure that has been in the works for over a year, was unanimously adopted by the three-commissioner board despite considerable pushback from community members, some of whom sarcastically noted their concerns during…
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Perspective: Time to crack down on retail theft
Shoplifting and organized retail crime have quietly reshaped the economics of doing business in the state of Colorado. This impacts not only the costs of business itself, but the economic welfare of the state at large. This is a structural drag on Colorado’s economy that touches every consumer, worker, local government and business. Colorado is…
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EDITORIAL: Retail theft robs all Coloradans
Colorado shoppers are accustomed to it: You’re checking out as another “customer” walks by. With stolen items, they sidestep security personnel and cameras. Business carries on as usual; like a breeze, the shoplifters slip out the automatic sliding doors as you pony up to cover the pass-the-buck prices caused by the very crime you just…
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Wheat Ridge Police identify suspect in shoplifting, crashes at King Soopers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wheat Ridge Police on Thursday identified and released photos of a man suspected of shoplifting at a King Soopers and crashing into three vehicles, including a police patrol car, as he fled the scene. Police are looking for Francisco Gonzales, 37, related to the series…
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Wheat Ridge shoplifting call turns into officer involved hit-and-run
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What started as a shoplifting call turned into an officer-involved hit-and-run outside a King Soopers grocery store in Wheat Ridge on Wednesday. The Wheat Ridge Police Department responded to a shoplifting report at the grocery store at 3400 Youngfield Street around 12 p.m. Wednesday, according…
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Westminster Circle K could fire 72-year-old store clerk who tried to stop robber, judge rules
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A federal judge ruled last month that Circle K lawfully fired a 72-year-old convenience store cashier after she attempted to stop a knife-wielding robber from stealing cigarettes. Mary Ann Moreno was a 16-year employee of the company and was behind the register at a Westminster Circle K store when a man holding two hunting knives…
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Shoplifting suspect arrested after allegedly shooting at Lakewood police
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A shoplifting suspect shot at Lakewood police multiple times Friday night during a foot chase, but was taken into custody unharmed, according to a police report. Lakewood police responded to a shoplifting report at the Walmart on Wadsworth Boulevard and West Colfax Avenue Friday night. Employees saw a man and woman leave the store with…
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Downtown Denver business owner levies ‘crime spike fee’
The old saying “crime doesn’t pay” may or may not be true, but shoppers at downtown Denver Sportsfan sports apparel stores are paying more because its owner has seen crime rise there. In February, owner Derek Friedman started charging customers a 1% “Denver Crime Spike Fee” along with city and state sales tax, printed right…
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Colorado Springs officer kills suspect after allegedly being shot at after chase: Police
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly fired a gun at the officer during a chase following a suspected shoplifting on Sunday afternoon, law enforcement said. A Springs police officer…