Crime & Safety
2 Armed Juveniles Nabbed With Stolen 'Puffer' Car
Arvada police on "puffer patrol" took two juveniles into custody and recovered two guns, police said.
ARVADA, CO – Police arrested two juveniles associated with a stolen car early Thursday morning, Arvada police said.
Police were on patrol looking for "puffers" – cars left running unattended – around 7:30 a.m. in the 6800 block of Xavier Circle, when they found a vehicle determined to have been stolen from another jurisdiction, police said in a statement Thursday night.
One juvenile had a gun on his person and a second gun was found in the car, police said. The pair may be suspects in "several metro area robberies." The two were taken to a juvenile facility and face "multiple felony charges," police said.
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