A pair of alleged shoplifting suspects were arrested Monday at a Wheat Ridge King Soopers store, and police suspect the pair stole about $200,000 worth of items from the metro area in recent months.
Police were called to the store 3400 Youngfield St., after store employees recognized a man and a woman as “frequent and wanted shoplifting suspects,” according to a The Wheat Ridge Police Department press release.
Officers contacted the suspects at the store where the couple had two full shopping carts of merchandise worth about $10,000, police said.
The Kroger firm, the parent company of King Soopers, told police the people arrested are suspects in about $200,000 in thefts from stores in the metropolitan area in recent months, according to the release. Both suspects are suspected of theft.
Local detectives are contacting other law enforcement agencies as part of an ongoing investigation and to determine if there is a connection to an organized shoplifting gang. The Wheat Ridge Police Department said they were immediately contacted by the company and that officers’ prompt response led to the arrests.
WRPD patrol officers catch thieves suspected of $200,000 in thefts from Denver metro area King Soopers. Details are here👇 pic.twitter.com/9NEsFJFQkM
— Wheat Ridge Police (@WheatRidgePD) May 23, 2023
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