Video Shows Pawn Shops Robbers Striking Again
EDGEWATER, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators believe a group of criminals is responsible for three different of armed robberies at pawn shops in the Denver metro area. (credit: ATF) A $25,000 reward is out...
View Article‘American Guns’ Reality Show Star Indicted For Allegedly Selling Firearms...
DENVER (CBS4) – The owner of the Gunsmoke gun shop who appeared on the reality show “American Guns” has been arrested and indicted by a grand jury for dealing firearms without a license and tax-related...
View ArticlePostal Service Mailbox Explosion Possibly Caused By Pipe Bomb
ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Inspectors with the U.S. Postal Service and the ATF have joined Arvada police in an investigation into how a Postal Service mailbox was destroyed overnight. (credit: CBS) The...
View ArticleMan Admits To Blowing Up Mailbox With Pipe Bomb To Impress Girlfriend
ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – A man has been charged in connection with a Postal Service mailbox that was destroyed by a pipe bomb in Arvada last week. According to the arrest affidavit, John Henry Bowman,...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Blowing Up Mailbox To Appear In Court
DENVER (CBS4)– A man charged in connection with blowing up a Postal Service mailbox in Arvada is scheduled to appear in federal court on Tuesday. According to the arrest affidavit, John Henry Bowman,...
View ArticleGun Store Break-Ins Part Of Nationwide Trend
By Karen Morfitt Brazen break-ins at gun stores across the country are being reported, and in the last two nights, two gun stores in Littleton were burglarized — with up to 60 guns stolen. Federal...
View ArticleGun Stolen During Break-In Used In Shooting Involving Teen
EDGEWATER, Colo. (CBS4) – One of the guns stolen during burglaries at gun stores in Littleton last month was used in a shooting involving a young teenager. Officials with the Bureau of Alcohol,...
View ArticleBomb-Sniffing Dogs Test Ability To Recognize Explosives
LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)– Dozens of K9 teams put their sniffing skills to the test this week. The ATF hosted a National Odor Recognition Test in Longmont. The three-day program allows bomb-sniffing dogs...
View ArticleBurglar Steals Dozens Of Guns From Pawn Shop
By Melissa Garcia THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching for a burglar who stole 35 guns from a pawn shop in Thornton. A surveillance camera captured video of a man burglarizing Jumping Jack...
View ArticleFollowing Theft, DA Warns Weapons Burglaries Are ‘Growing Trend’
By Lauren DiSpirito PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – When thieves broke into Pony Express Firearms on Parker Road this weekend, police say they shattered two glass windows at the front of the store. A...
View ArticlePolice Detonate Devices Found In Home, 2 Teens Arrested
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — A bomb squad late Monday detonated a pair of explosive devices found inside a suburban Denver home after the arrests of two teenage boys a day earlier, authorities said. The...
View ArticleHome Where Explosives Found Still Off Limits, Neighbors Return
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– People living in one Castle Rock neighborhood were allowed to return home after explosives were found inside a home. That home remained cordoned off while agents continue...
View ArticleHome Condemned After Chemicals Found Inside
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The Castle Rock home where explosive chemicals were found has been condemned as investigators say one teen involved has “extensive knowledge of chemicals.” The bomb squad...
View ArticlePolice Release Surveillance In Gun Shop Burglary
PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Parker have released surveillance video in hopes of generating leads in a gun shop burglary. The video shows the suspects driving to Pony Express Firearms on Saturday...
View ArticleJudge Orders Prison For Man Who Offered To Buy Guns For Anyone On YouTube
DENVER (AP) — A judge has ordered federal prison for a man who posted a YouTube video offering to help anyone, including criminals, buy guns. Twenty-nine-year-old Kenneth Allen Francis was sentenced...
View ArticleInvestigators Work To Determine Whether Gun Store Thefts Linked
By Andrea Flores BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– South Platte Tactical in Brighton was closed for business Thursday, after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives asked the owner to audit his...
View ArticleSharp Spike Seen In Number Of Guns Stolen In Colorado
DENVER (CBS4) – There has been an increase in gun thefts in Colorado. Federal authorities say they are at the highest levels they’ve been in a decade. (credit: CBS) In a year, thefts from gun dealers...
View ArticleATF: Number Of Guns Stolen Doubles In Past Year
By Jennifer Brice DENVER (CBS4) – Federal authorities say a spike in firearms thefts in Colorado is the highest in a decade. The number of guns stolen has doubled in a year, all from stores in 10 metro...
View ArticleMasked Burglars Get Away With 22 Guns, Rifles In 5 Minutes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Surveillance video shows thieves grabbing weapons after they broke into a gun store in Colorado Springs. (credit: Colorado Springs Police) The four or five masked...
View ArticleAnother Smash & Grab: ‘Catch Them … Get The Guns Back’
By Tom Mustin LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Exasperated owners of the Triple J Armory boarded up their entrance after yet another smash-and-grab at their Littleton gun store. “We hope they get them this...
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