Arrests made throughout the metro Denver area on Wednesday resolved 190 open cases and brought to a halt what Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty called “a massive crime ring.”
At an afternoon news conference outside the Boulder County Justice Center, Dougherty said six people have been charged in connection with a crime ring that broke into cars, then used those stolen cars to commit other crimes. Among those crimes, according to Dougherty, were using garage-door openers to enter garages and steal high-end bicycles, which were then broken down and sent to Mexico. Dougherty said the group also stole credit cards, which were used to acquire gift cards. The group has also been charged with the distribution of methamphetamines.
Adrian Martinez, Chloe Martinez, Kimberly Salas, Carlos Daniel Marquez, Lorena Marquez-Perez and Ryan See are named as co-defendants in the indictment. Four were charged with violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, a state law that prohibits racketeering, and two were charged in connection with individual thefts, Dougherty said. A violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act is a class two felony and can carry a sentence of up to 24 years. It was not immediately clear who had been charged with violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act…