Thieves Steal Lumber From Construction Site In Denver As Cost Of Materials Skyrockets Due To Shortage

Denver CO

20 May, 2021

4:46 PM

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By Andrea Flores, CBS Denver: DENVER (CBS4) – Thieves targeted a construction site early Sunday morning near Colorado Boulevard and Colfax Avenue in Denver. Security camera footage shows them getting away with $5,000 worth of lumber. "It was 6 a.m. They stole lumber and were in and out in, I don't know, 10 or 15 minutes?" said Kyle Arienta, owner of Precision Design, a renovation and construction design company contracted for the project. "Seven months ago, that was probably worth $1,500 and they probably wouldn't want to steal it." Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.