(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said back in April, an investigation of increased crime near a business recovered several stolen vehicles and a dump trailer.
In April, patrol officers noted an increase in alleged criminal activity in the 300 block of Auburn Drive near East Platte Avenue and South Academy Boulevard, associated with a business operating as an after-hours club, according to CSPD.
On May 28, detectives with CSPD’s Armed Violent Offender Unit (AVOU) were assisting officers with an investigation at the business when they recognized a vehicle associated with the theft of a $12,000 dump trailer that happened in April. AVOU detectives alerted the Metro Theft Unit, which continued the investigation…