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DENVER – A group of businesses in Denver ’s Montbello neighborhood say they’re seeing a spike in retail theft and must take extra measures to avoid being targeted. One of the recent incidents happened at Noemi Boutique at a strip mall in the on the 4700 block of Peoria on Tuesday.
Owner Noemi Yac said three men and a woman entered her store while it was open, grabbed several items, put them in bags, and then left without paying for any of it.“ a traumatic experience,” Yac said, in Spanish. “They opened bags and started grabbing belts, hats.”"I'm not the only victim,” she said.“We’ve been noticing the crime rate go up as far as theft,” she said."It’s gotten definitely worse. They’ll take headphones and leave boxes empty, basically snatching stuff and walking away with it.”“We tape the speakers now, and we leave them empty; we used to have them displayed,” she said, adding that they’ve also increased the number of security cameras. “We're busy. This is one of the busiest stores, as you can see. So we don't have, we don't have a way to always keep track of what really goes on,” said Sandoval.“What happened, happened, but hopefully there will be justice,” she said. Other businesses in the strip mall told Denver7 off camera that they are also concerned about the recent uptick in crime. The Denver Police Department could not confirm if this specific strip mall will see an increase in patrols but said any business owner can call to request additional patrolling in the area. The Follow Up What do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.
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