“Everything Was Gone”: Colorado Victims Speak Out After Crime Ring Arrests

By Sarah Horbacewicz | CBS Colorado

Victims in Colorado are sharing their stories after the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announced arrests in a crime ring spanning at least 18 months.

As CBS Colorado reported, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office executed several search warrants on Wednesday morning that are part of a grand jury investigation into an organized crime ring targeting the Front Range. Five arrests have been made, and one suspect remains at large.

According to the 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, they executed the search warrants as part of a criminal case. Boulder officials said a crime ring is responsible for 26 burglaries and 15 motor vehicle thefts, and many other offenses.

Last July, Rich Caudill woke up to find his truck ransacked, at first not knowing it could be connected to any other crimes.

“My console is open, my safe is open, I look inside and everything was gone… They just scooped all of my paperwork, all of my belongings,” Caudill said.

He says thieves stole his money and almost everything else that was in the car, including his last memories of his late father.

“They literally just took my entire life,” said Caudill. “I was lost, I was like, ‘How could this happen?’ Somebody could come in and violate your world and go on their way,” Caudill said.

But Caudill quickly stated tracking which way they went, as some of his stolen belongings had an AirTag with them.

“It was later on, when the detectives took over the case is when they were updating us that this was potentially connected to other incidents in the area,” said Caudill.

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