9 burglaries in pricey Denver-area homes may be tied to ‘South American theft groups,’ says law enforcement
By Lindsey Grewe
Published: Oct. 31, 2024 at 11:03 AM EDT|Updated: 13 hours ago
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - Calling them the “Dinnertime Burglaries,” the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office says its searching for the crooks responsible for breaking into nearly a dozen “high-value” homes over the last eight months.
Starting back in February and spanning most of the year, the sheriff’s office has noticed a crime pattern emerging.
“At least nine high-value, single-family homes throughout Arapahoe County have been burglarized during the dinnertime hours, usually one to two hours after sunset. The burglaries are happening in homes which back to open space, green belts, canals, trails, golf courses or have heavy tree cover along their property line,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release Thursday.
Investigators believe the local pattern is just a piece of a much larger pattern happening nationwide. The crooks are believed to be part of multiple South American theft groups, the sheriff’s office said, not elaborating further.
https://www.kktv.com/2024/10/31/9-burglaries-pricey-denver-area-homes-may-be-tied-south-american-theft-groups-says-law-enforcement/
