Car Crash On 6th Avenue Leads To Shoplifting Investigation
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A car accident in Lakewood has led to a shoplifting investigation. Late Saturday morning a silver car rolled 300 feet on eastbound 6th Avenue near the Sheridan Boulevard exit....
View ArticlePolice Investigating Pepper Spray Incidents At Stores
DENVER (CBS4)- Police in Denver are searching for two men who pepper sprayed security officers at a Walmart. It happened on Sunday at the Walmart at 7700 West Quincy. The two men took items from the...
View ArticleDenver Police Release Image Of Theft Suspect
DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are searching for a man accused of several high profile shoplifting thefts in the city. Officers are asking for help finding the man, who was described as being a...
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 ArticleLongmont Couple Accused Of Stealing From Walmart Stores
LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)- A Longmont couple is accused of stealing from several Walmart stores across Northern Colorado. Police said they even got their children involved in the crimes. Ricky Woodall and...
View ArticleShoplifting Suspect Left Child Alone In Car
DENVER (CBS4)- A woman accused of shoplifting at a Home Depot store is also under investigation for leaving a child alone in her car in the parking lot. Police were called to the home improvement store...
View ArticleNanny Accused Of Shoplifting May Face Child Neglect Charges
DENVER (CBS4) – Denver detectives were set to meet on Friday with a nanny accused of shoplifting to determine if she should face child neglect charges. The woman was caught shoplifting on Thursday at a...
View ArticleFormer Colorado Resident Held In Venice Beach Rampage
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A man who spent time in jail for shoplifting in Colorado was in custody Monday for investigation of running down a dozen people along the Venice Beach boardwalk, including an Italian...
View ArticleShoplifting Suspect Wanted For Alleged Assault On K-Mart Employees
DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police would like the help identifying and locating a man suspected of assaulting K-Mart employees after being caught shoplifting. According to police, on June 30 the suspect...
View ArticleDenver Police Want Help Locating Armed Shoplifting Suspects
An image of one of the suspects (credit: Denver Police Department) DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police would like the public’s help identifying and locating suspects accused of shoplifting and pointing a gun...
View ArticleWomen’s Clothing Store Accused Of Racial Profiling
(credit: CBS) LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A clothing store that tailors to mothers has been accused of racial profiling with its shoplifting policies. The America Civil Liberties Union has accused...
View ArticleShoplifter That Injured Officer Will Not Have Bond Reduced
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A suspected shoplifter accused of injuring a police officer will not have his bond reduced. A judge Friday denied the request from Johnathan Steele. Steele was stopped by the...
View ArticleParents Accused Of Using 5-Year-Old To Shoplift
(credit: CBS) DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police say a mother and father used their toddler to help them shoplift. The incident happened at the King Soopers off Quebec Street in the Stapleton neighborhood....
View ArticleShoplifting Suspect Accused Of Using Stun Gun On Sears Employee
DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police would like the help locating a shoplifting suspect accused of using a stun gun. According to police, the suspect was attempting to shoplift a tool kit from a Sears store...
View Article7-Eleven Clerk Says He Was Fired For Chasing Shoplifters
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A convenience store clerk says he was fired after chasing down two shoplifters. Bryan McGuire (credit: CBS) Bryan McGuire says he was in the middle of his shift at a...
View ArticleDenver Police Want Help Identifying Dangerous Shoplifting Suspects
DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver would like the public’s help identifying two suspects accused of brandishing a weapon during a shoplifting incident. According to police, on Sunday at approximately...
View Article2 Schools Put On Lockdown After Shoplifting Suspect Flashes Gun
DENVER (CBS4) – Two elementary schools had to be put on modified lockdown Tuesday morning after a shoplifting suspect brandished a gun. The suspect was caught some time after noon and the lockdowns...
View ArticlePolice: Grandmother Got Grandkids To Shoplift
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- A grandmother has been arrested and is facing charges for allegedly getting her grandchildren to shoplift. Police arrested Trina Chavez-Hutchins on Monday after police...
View ArticlePolice Search For Family Dollar Thieves
DENVER (CBS4)- Police in Denver are searching for a man and woman who stole items from a Family Dollar store and then pointed a gun at victims before running out of the store. The man and woman entered...
View ArticleDenver Police Search For Juvenile Who Assaulted Walmart Employees
DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police would like the public’s help identifying a person connected to an assault on Walmart employees. Police are hoping to locate a woman who was with a juvenile girl who...
View ArticleVideo Captures Police Tasering Suspected Shoplifter Near Lakeside Wal-Mart
LAKESIDE, Colo. (CBS4) - A video that shows police tasering a suspected shoplifter has prompted complaints that officers used too much force in subduing an older man. The incident began on Friday...
View ArticleDenver Police Search For Shoplifting Suspect Who Claimed To Have A Gun
DENVER (CBS4)- Police in Denver are searching for a shoplifting suspect who claimed he had a gun. Police say on Nov. 17 about 5:30 p.m., a man took items from the King Soopers store located at 1155 E....
View ArticleReturn Fraud Results In Illegal Gift Cards
DENVER (CBS4)- It’s an illegal business worth billions and the holiday shopping season is the prime time for return fraud. Thieves take items off store shelves and then take them to the return counter,...
View ArticleStandoff Suspect ID’d, Was Wanted For Stealing 2 Belts & A Shirt From Walmart
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – A standoff that stretched across two days in Greenwood Village and included the suspect firing shots at police came to a peaceful resolution Thursday morning. The man,...
View ArticleHomeowner To Police: ‘You’ve Destroyed A Family’s Life’
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4)– The man whose home was destroyed during a standoff with police believes officers took extreme measures when they tried to capture the suspect. “This is a para-military...
View ArticlePolice Defend Actions On Barricaded Suspect: ‘Property Is Last’
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4)– The Greenwood Police Department defended the actions of its officers during a 20-hour standoff last week that left a home, where a barricaded shoplifting suspect had...
View ArticleOwner Of Home Destroyed By Police: ‘This Is A War Zone’
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – The owner of a home destroyed during a police standoff in Greenwood Village gave CBS4 a look inside the home on Saturday. Earlier this month an armed shoplifting...
View ArticleShoplifting Suspect Sprayed Cologne At Walgreens Employee
DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver want to find a woman who sprayed cologne into a Walgreens employee’s eyes and then ran away with items that she had not paid for. Police said the woman entered the...
View ArticleSuspected Shoplifter Pepper Sprays Walmart Employee
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– A shoplifting suspect was arrested after he allegedly sprayed a Walmart employee with pepper spray. Police were called to the Walmart store at 200 136th Avenue about 10:30...
View ArticleSecurity Cameras Capture ‘Sophisticated’ Shoplifters In Action
DENVER (CBS4) – More than a dozen security cameras couldn’t deter thieves from swiping a number of items from two different Colorado locations a high end clothing store. Police are investigating thefts...
View ArticleShoplifters Make Off With $35,000 Chinchilla Fur Coat From Store In Vail
By Kelly Werthmann VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – A $35,000 chinchilla fur coat was stolen from a store in Vail over the weekend and the thieves were caught on camera. The store’s owner asked CBS4 to not reveal...
View ArticleTeen Spots Shoplifters, Jumps Into Getaway Van
By Kelly Werthmann LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Jefferson County investigators are hoping to track down two women who ripped off a store in Littleton last week after a teenager tried to stop them....
View ArticleShoplifting Suspect Had Young Girl With Her
By Jeff Todd DENVER (CBS4) – A store owner is claiming a mother shoplifted hundreds of dollars’ worth of high-end items just days before Christmas, with what apparently was her young daughter...
View ArticleCaught On Camera: Apparent Parents & Kids Shoplifting Together
By Jennifer Brice JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Do you recognize this family of suspects? (credit: Jefferson County) In new surveillance video captured inside a Dillards in Southwest Plaza Mall, an...
View ArticleTrial Begins For Standoff That Ended With Explosives
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Jury selection is underway in Arapahoe County in a strange case that ended with a Greenwood Village home in ruins and a shoplifting suspect under arrest. Police say...
View ArticleMan Fuming Over Destroyed Home: ‘$5,000 Is Not Just Compensation’
By Tom Mustin GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – The man accused of barricading himself in a random Greenwood Village home for 19 hours, and firing at police, appeared in court in Arapahoe County....
View ArticleTrump Says He Should Have Left UCLA Players In Chinese Jail
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he should have left three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China in jail.Trump’s tweet Sunday comes after the father of player LiAngelo...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Arrested After Hiding Stolen Meat In Her Pants
EUSTIS, Fla. (CBS Local) – Police in Florida say a woman’s shopping trip to Publix ended in the meat department after she tried to steal several steaks by hiding them in her pants. Police in Eustis...
View ArticleOfficer Resigns After Video Shows Him Hitting Shoplifting Suspect Dozens Of...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) — A Fort Collins police officer has resigned after surveillance camera video showed him hitting a shoplifting suspect more than 60 times, as she crouched on her hands and...
View ArticleVIDEO: King Soopers Security Guard Beaten, $9,000 Reward Offered
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A security guard at a King Soopers in Aurora suffered serious injuries after he confronted a suspected shoplifter. It happened on Oct. 6 at the store on Mississippi Avenue and...
View ArticleLeo Lech Could Appeal Destroyed Greenwood Village House Case To Supreme Court
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – A federal court ruled this week that the City of Greenwood Village owes nothing to a man whose house was destroyed in 2015 during an extensive police operation in...
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