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Wheat Ridge may have found a way to tame a “nexus of criminal activity” at its motels along I-70

City sees early success with a 17% drop in calls for service to the motels since last summer

Hotel proprietor and owner Nicholas Chin poses for a portrait outside of his hotel on Jan. 30, 2023, in Wheat Ridge. Chin, who only bought Apple Inn & Suites 7 months ago, has rooms that are retrofitted for long-term stays.  (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Hotel proprietor and owner Nicholas Chin poses for a portrait outside of his hotel on Jan. 30, 2023, in Wheat Ridge. Chin, who only bought Apple Inn & Suites 7 months ago, has rooms that are retrofitted for long-term stays. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2:  Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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An effort Wheat Ridge's elected leaders embarked on in 2021 to launch a hotel licensing program is starting to bear fruit, Murtha said, pointing to a 17% decline in calls to service to the hotels over the last half of 2022.
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