Arapahoe Sheriff Investigates Massive Theft of Nintendo Game Consoles
Arapahoe County Sheriff investigating 2,810 consoles stolen from Love’s Truck Stop days after Nintendo Switch 2 launch.
By Michael Braithwaite | The Denver Gazette
Just like Nintendo gaming villain Wario, these thieves were looking for their gold mine.
More than $1.4 million worth of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles were stolen in a heist from a semi-truck parked at a Love's Truck Stop on June 8, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.
During a pre-trip inspection of his cargo, the truck driver — parked at the stop in the 1100 block of South 1st Street in Bennett — found several pallets with 2,810 consoles of the newly released Nintendo Switch to have been stolen, according to a news release from the office.
The thievery took place just three days after the console was ...