Thieves Keep Cool With What’s Inside Stolen Air Conditioners
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Wheat Ridge are investigating a series of air conditioning unit thefts. The thieves aren’t taking them to stay cool, but for what’s inside. “We came in and noticed...
View ArticleFake Cancer Patient Pleads Guilty To Charity Theft
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)- A woman who pretended to have cancer to take money out of a Colorado police charity has pleaded guilty to theft. Julie Jane Martin pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of...
View ArticleFormer Treasurer Of Youth Wrestling Group Sentenced For Stealing
ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)- The former treasurer of a youth wrestling organization has been sentenced to a month behind bars for stealing from the group. A judge also sentenced Angela Padia to 30 months of...
View ArticleLaw Targets Mass Thefts From Colorado Stores
DENVER (AP) — A new Colorado law targets criminal organizations that steal from stores in bulk to sell the goods illegally. It’s an enterprise that costs state retailers an estimated $500 million a...
View ArticlePolice Release Photo Of Man Stealing From Englewood Church
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Police have released pictures of a man accused of stealing from an Englewood church. Police say the man stole a television from Denver’s First Church of the Nazarene on May...
View ArticleState Health Officials Warn About Stolen Gauge, Radioactivity Risk
DENVER (CBS4) – A reward is out for a stolen engineering gauge which could put people at risk for radiation exposure. The Colorado Department of Health shared images of what the gauge looks like on...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Stealing Homes Will Face A Judge
DENVER (CBS4)- A man accused of stealing homes for profit will face a judge. Alfonso Carrillo is in police custody. He’s believed to be at the center of a large organized crime scheme where people find...
View Article4 Arrested For Theft In Waldo Canyon Fire Burn Area
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Four people have been arrested after neighbors reported someone stealing metal from homes destroyed by the Waldo Canyon Fire. Police patrolling the area stopped a vehicle...
View ArticlePolice: Thief Targets Schools Posing As Parent
DENVER (CBS4)- Police in Denver have issued a warning about a thief who poses as a parent and targets other parents at Denver Public Schools. A woman, Winter Yates, is accused of pretending to be a...
View ArticleCharges Could Be Filed Soon In Church Embezzlement Case
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – A Lutheran church in Douglas County that police say was victimized by a former employee is trying to make sure that woman doesn’t continue her harmful ways. Faith Lutheran...
View ArticleArrest Warrant Filed In Church Embezzlement Case
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman accused of stealing money from a church preschool in Douglas County is due in court Thursday afternoon. Melissa Miles allegedly stole thousands from the preschool at...
View ArticleRobbery Spree Suspect Crashes Into Car After Police Pursuit
DENVER (CBS4) – A gun-wielding robbery suspect hit a car, plowed over a stop sign and flipped the SUV he was driving early Sunday afternoon after a police pursuit in Southwest Denver. The incident...
View ArticleWoman Who Tried To Cash In On Theater Shooting Going To Jail
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- A woman who tried to cash in on the Aurora theater shooting has been sentenced to jail. Katie Peroni set up a fund and collected donations for a fictitious victim of the July 20...
View ArticlePolice Search For Greeley Funeral Director In Theft Case
GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Greeley are searching for a funeral director wanted for theft. Police have been investigating Paul Acuna, owner of Paul’s Funeral Service, in Greeley for the past...
View ArticleLongmont Neighbors Help Woman Whose Holiday Home Was Vandalized
LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – Neighbors in Longmont are coming together to help a woman whose home was hit by vandals. Someone smashed some ornaments a week ago and stole others items at the home of...
View ArticleArt Thief Rips Canvases Off Wall In Loveland
LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Someone has stolen part of a public art display in downtown Loveland. The display is on a wall of a building and it contains several canvases, each of which is worth about...
View ArticleFour Arrested After Standoff
CHAFFEE COUNTY, Co (CBS Denver) – Chaffee County deputies arrested four people, two juveniles and two adults, early Christmas morning. Police needed to use tear gas to get them out of the cabin they...
View ArticleShoplifting On The Rise At This Time Of Year
GLENDALE, Colo. (CBS4) – The holiday shopping season isn’t over — it’s time for the post-Christmas sales. It’s also a prime time for shoplifters. It’s estimated one in 11 Americans shoplift. During the...
View ArticlePolice Hunt For Men Who Stole African Spears
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Boulder hope surveillance images will help them find four men who stole two African spears from a historic building. The theft took place just before midnight on New...
View ArticleBurglars Kick Down Doors In Highlands Ranch
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Highlands Ranch are searching for thieves who have been forcing their way into homes and taking the most expensive things they can find. On Friday afternoon...
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