Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s automobile was stolen on Tuesday, simply earlier than Joe Biden arrived within the blue metropolis.
Denver has been plagued with crime and rising auto thefts in recent times.
Biden landed in Denver Tuesday afternoon for a marketing campaign occasion and was greeted by Johnston at Air Drive One.
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A spokesperson for Johnston’s workplace confirmed that his automobile was stolen however declined to supply further particulars about what had occurred — or the place.
“The spokesperson declined to share more details about where it happened or what the vehicle looks like ‘to protect the safety of Mayor Johnston and his family.’ So it’s unclear whether the theft happened in Denver or elsewhere,” Fox31 studies.
In accordance with the report, “Colorado’s auto theft rate climbed by the fastest rate in the nation from 2011 to 2020, jumping 144% during those years.”
“In Denver, the picture is no better, where rising auto theft makes up a large chunk of overall crime. That includes thefts at Denver International Airport, where police saw more theft than ever this year.”
Johnston himself had campaigned on addressing the difficulty of automobile theft.
Denverite reported in February:
Johnston needs to develop using surveillance know-how on the roads to provide cops the instruments to cut back crime — license plate readers, halo cameras, and Shot Spotter — issues Denver officers already make use of way over different cities.
And Johnston would push to vary state legislation to make automobile theft a felony once more, the legislature made sure auto theft crimes a misdemeanor. Gov. Jared Polis and state lawmakers are at present engaged on that this session.
