Illegal immigrants in Aurora, Colorado arrested for targeting homeowners in ‘sophisticated’ burglaries: police

A unit of "highly sophisticated" Colombian nationals has been arrested successful Aurora, Colorado, aft allegedly targeting and burglarizing astir 2 twelve homes, authorities revealed.

The Auroroa Police Department announced successful a merchandise that authorities arrested 5 suspects Thursday, March 27, during searches of 2 homes. Police said aggregate agencies recovered hundreds of pieces of stolen property, including cash, jewelry, and high-priced covering and accessories.

Police said the suspects operated a "sophisticated" burglary ringing and utilized counter-surveillance measures to people their victims, utilizing awesome jamming exertion to bypass residential alarm systems.

"This was a thorough and exhaustive probe conducted by our detectives," said Marc Paolino, commandant of the Aurora Police Department Investigations Bureau. "I couldn’t beryllium prouder of the committedness and dedication of our officers and investigators."

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO ALLEGEDLY ESCAPED COLORADO ICE SITE DURING POWER OUTAGE CAPTURED ON BUS

During the operation, investigators recovered hundreds of pieces of stolen property, including cash, jewelry, and high-priced covering and accessories. Investigators besides seized stolen weapons, including handguns and rifles, and tracking devices and Wi-Fi awesome jammers. (The Aurora Police Department/X)

The section announced the apprehension of Yesid Alexander Espinosa-Castro, 27; Freddy Giovanni Castro Garzon, 44; Yineth Karina Medina Acevedo, 29; Joseph Michud Cruz Marquez, 27; and Jhoan Sebastian Vanegas-Garcia, 26.

Four suspects were taken into custody successful Colorado, portion constabulary successful Ohio picked up the fifth. Authorities said the suspects are successful the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The 5 were wanted connected charges of attempted second-degree burglary oregon conspiracy to perpetrate second-degree burglary, some felonies.

President Donald Trump is pictured; Tren de Aragua pack members. (Edward Romero/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump antecedently emphasized that Aurora, a metropolis adjacent to Denver with a colonisation of 400,000, had been taken implicit by the Venezuelan pack Tren de Aragua (TdA). One viral video was captured of equipped pack members stalking the halls of 1 of 3 rundown complexes wherever hundreds of migrants had claimed.

AURORA AUTHORITIES ‘DECLINED’ TO HELP SEARCH FOR 2 ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO ESCAPED COLORADO DETENTION FACILITY: ICE

Last week, ICE accused Aurora of "declining" to assistance successful the hunt for 2 migrants who had escaped the detention installation erstwhile a powerfulness outage enabled them to flee. Aurora rejected the criticism, saying the metropolis had not been notified of the escape.

On Wednesday, April 2, the U.S. Marshals Service announced that it had recaptured the brace of escaped migrants. Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, who is accused of having ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, was caught portion riding a autobus successful Denver. His counterpart, Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 32, was arrested successful adjacent Adams County pursuing the escape.

Colorado has been criticized for its sanctuary policies, with authorities instrumentality prohibiting section and authorities instrumentality enforcement from moving with national authorities to region amerciable immigrants.

George Brauchler, the territory lawyer for Colorado’s 23rd District, told Fox News Digital past week that the state's leaders person "embraced amerciable immigrants implicit the laws of the country."

Aurora, which has a colonisation of astir 390,000, has go the Tren de Aragua gang's location basal successful Colorado, officials said. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The probe successful Aurora besides progressive the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office’s Organized Crime Unit.

The probe is progressive and ongoing, constabulary said. Anyone with immoderate accusation is asked to interaction Metro Denver Crime Stoppers astatine 720-913-STOP (7867). Tipsters tin stay anonymous and could beryllium eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Aurora Police Department, DHS, 18th. Judicial District Attorney’s Office and ICE for comment.

Fox News' Christina Shaw contributed to this report.