His boots aren’t made for walking. On March 25, an Arvada police officer was called to a residence in the area of Brooks Drive and Estes Street where the resident had another man in custody who he claimed was the man who stole his son’s bicycle the day before. The resident had proof from a surveillance camera that this suspect was indeed the thief. The suspect admitted to the officer that he had taken the bicycle on his walk home the day before because his feet were tired. He took the officer to his house and returned the bicycle.
Thrift store mix-up. Arvada police officers were called to Arc Thrift Store, 9661 W. 58th Ave., on March 24 when the store supervisor reported that a transient man was causing a scene and scaring customers. The man is often around the store with a shopping cart full of belongings, and the night prior he’d left his cart inside the store where it was mistaken as donations. When he realized staff had been through his things he became aggressive. He was cited with disorderly conduct and given a trespass notice from the store.
Liquor store loiterer. On March 26 an intoxicated man was seen yelling, swearing and threatening people outside of a liquor store in the 8000 block of Chase Drive in Arvada. A store employee called police officers who arrived and called the drunk man’s father who refused to pick him up. The man continued to be aggressive and uncooperative with officers, and was cited with disorderly conduct and taken to detox.
Imaginary friend. A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 5100 block of Dudley Street in Arvada on March 26. The reporting party said the vehicle had been there for about an hour with a woman in the car. When officers contacted the suspect she said she had been with a friend when the car died and that he left to walk to the store for jumper cables, but witnesses said there was never anyone else with the woman. Officers discovered the car was stolen and the driver’s license of the suspect had been revoked. The woman was jailed.