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Recent Denver motor vehicle theft news. Updated Mondays and Thursdays. The latest motor vehicle theft news was published December 11.

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Denver cracks down on parking lot crime, hopes new lighting regulations will curb thefts
Published December 11
and filed under motor vehicle theft
Homicide under investigation in Denver’s Civic Center neighborhood
Published October 24
and filed under motor vehicle theft
Suspect in fleeing truck injures Golden officer, escapes into Denver
Published August 23
and filed under motor vehicle theft
Free anti-theft event for Hyundai owners starts Friday at Empower Field
Published April 10
and filed under motor vehicle theft
Auto theft up 56% in Colorado between 2019 and 2024; almost 33,000 vehicles stolen last year
Published March 22
and filed under motor vehicle theft
More license plate readers, patrol capacity coming to Denver to curb auto theft
Published January 25
and filed under motor vehicle theft
in DIA,
Car thefts at Denver airport decline at end of 2023, though total thefts jumped 74% since 2022
Published January 19
and filed under motor vehicle theft
in DIA,

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