DENVER (KDVR) — Four females are in custody after deputies busted a “coordinated retail theft” at King Soopers in Highlands Ranch and Centennial.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said on June 18, around 3:30 p.m., a caller reported a shoplifting at the King Soopers in Centennial, then, minutes later, another theft was underway at the King Soopers in Highlands Ranch.
The females were reportedly under surveillance by Kroger for their involvement in prior fraud, and the sheriff’s office said they were allegedly seen taking “excessive amounts of makeup” and awkwardly holding their skirts and dresses as they walked out.
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Then, the females were followed to the King Soopers in Highlands Ranch, where they allegedly tried to steal more, and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies detained the driver of a minivan in the parking lot, identified as 37-year-old Gabi Maria Lautaru…