Colorado cops catch burglar who tried to make use of Uber as getaway automobile after stealing $8K price of electrical instruments

Harris Marley

World Courant

A Colorado suspect carrying greater than $8,000 price of stolen gadgets from a plumbing retailer was detained after police caught him making an attempt to make use of an Uber as a getaway automobile.

The person was stealing instruments from a plumbing retailer in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, final week when he requested an Uber to choose him up. 

Wheat Ridge Police responded to the shop after the proprietor referred to as 911 to report {that a} gap had been minimize within the property’s fencing and informed officers that the shop’s surveillance footage captured the suspect inside stealing instruments.

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When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered an Uber driver ready close by who informed them his passenger, Jose, was headed towards the automobile.

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A Colorado suspect carrying greater than $8,000 price of stolen gadgets from a plumbing retailer was detained after police caught him making an attempt to make use of an Uber as a getaway automobile. (Wheat Ridge Police)

“Are you in search of an Uber?” an officer asks the suspect in physique digicam footage launched by police.

The suspect, who was seen sporting a black sweatshirt with the hood up and a black ski masks pulled down, seems away and places his fingers inside his pockets.

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“Uh… no,” he hesitantly solutions.

The person then claims his identify is “Raul” and takes a number of steps backward, away from the officers. The officers instantly grabbed him, however he informed them he was not making an attempt to make a run for it.

He maintains his innocence and says he was strolling to his mom’s home.

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Officers knowledgeable him that he matched the outline of the thief, however he insisted that he was not the person they had been in search of.

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The person was stealing instruments from a plumbing retailer in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, when he requested an Uber to choose him up.  (Wheat Ridge Police)

The suspect was not carrying any identification to point out his identify is “Raul” and officers appeared inside his backpack and located the stolen instruments.

Greater than $8,600 price of electrical instruments had been discovered contained in the suspect’s backpack.

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“It will not be the most effective thought to have an Uber decide you up AT the crime scene,” Wheat Ridge Police wrote on X, the platform previously generally known as Twitter.

He was taken into custody and fingerprint scanners confirmed he’s Jose. He was booked the following day on a number of fees, together with theft of greater than $2,000, legal trespassing and false reporting to authorities, court docket data present.

Colorado cops catch burglar who tried to make use of Uber as getaway automobile after stealing $8K price of electrical instruments

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