FBI crime stats show Colorado is doing better than it has in the past when it comes to levels of violent crime. But the news isn’t so good when it comes to property crime. Despite some improvement, Colorado remains far above the national average.
Wheat Ridge police are trying a new approach to stop retail theft.
Almost weekly, the police department in the city located in the western part of the Denver metro area has shared body camera video of arrests being made as soon as suspects walk out of a store.
Thieves are just “racing out”
The Applewood Plaza location of Mike’s Camera recently was targeted by a retail thief. The cameras were rolling when thousands of dollars worth of equipment were swiped.
“(The criminal was) just was putting camera equipment into a bag and he was so large he didn’t feel threatened by anyone in the store, so he just ignored my employee until his bag was full and then raced out,” store manager Valerie LeBeau said.