Crime & Safety

Alleged Shoplifting And Auto Theft Lead To Arvada Arrests

Several cars were wrecked as Arvada police tried to stop an alleged shoplifting incident Friday.

ARVADA, CO – Several cars were damaged and a busy grocery store parking lot was blocked off Friday afternoon in Arvada as police arrested four people.

Traffic was blocked around 80th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard around 3:30 p.m. after officers were called to investigate an alleged shoplifting incident at a grocery store, Arvada police Spokesman Detective David Snelling said. As officers showed, four people in a car tried to flee the scene, causing damage to three other cars and a squad car.

All four people were arrested and their vehicle was found to be stolen, Snelling said, but it was unclear where it was taken from.

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Police did not immediately release the names of the people taken into custody.

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