Traffic stop turns drug bust. A Wheat Ridge officer pulled over a vehicle on Jan. 31 at 44th Avenue and Ammons Street. The suspect was unable to provide proof of insurance, registration or a driver’s license, and upon searching the vehicle officers found a forged $20 bill, black tar heroin, a stolen handgun, a stolen cell phone and what they suspected was meth. The suspect was taken to Jefferson County jail.
A sad tale of puffing. A resident in the 2600 block of Gray Street, Wheat Ridge, reported her car as stolen on Feb. 3 when she saw a stranger driving it out of the neighborhood. The resident had started her vehicle, left it running with the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked, then went back in her house where, moments later, she saw it being driven away.
Early morning burglary. At 6 in the morning Feb. 7 someone broke into Apex Auto, 9491 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge, stole a safe and jumped into a customer’s vehicle parked inside the business. The suspect drove the car through the bay doors and then through the gated entry of the complex. The stolen vehicle was later found at a Taco Bell.
Catch me if you can. A Wheat Ridge officer at Red Lobster, 4455 Wadsworth Blvd., noticed a vehicle with a misused temporary tag in the parking lot. When the officer tried to contact the person inside the car, they reversed into his patrol car and sped away from the restaurant.
Not so smooth criminal. The American Motel,10101 West I-70 Frontage Road North, contacted Wheat Ridge police on Feb. 2 to report a suspicious person at the business. When officers arrived and approached the suspect, he threw his coat in the air as an attempt at a distraction and ran. He was quickly caught and it was revealed he was wanted on a parole violation out of Grand Junction.
