A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver’s ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.
A CBS News Colorado investigation in 2025 identified the suspects in those attempted “Rolex robberies” that targeted men walking in the upscale neighborhood.
Police say the suspects in the Denver attempted robberies surprised elderly men in Cherry Creek North and demanded that the victims give up their pricey watches. In two of the cases, the victims refused to turn over their Rolexes, and the gunman fled…