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Colorado police: Three arrested in Asian-targeted burglaries

This photo provided by the Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Office shows, Carlos Florez-Molina,...
This photo provided by the Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Office shows, Carlos Florez-Molina, Santiago Hoyos Gaviria, and Yenny Zoraya Rodas-Florez, arrested in connection with a string of burglaries that targeted the homes of Asian business owners in Colorado and Wyoming in 2019, Fort Collins police said. The suspects have been charged with racketeering, conspiracy, 24 counts of second-degree burglary to a dwelling and 20 counts of theft and/or criminal mischief. A fourth person is believed to be evading arrest in Colombia, police said. (Larimer County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Published: Apr. 29, 2021 at 11:50 PM CDT
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DENVER (AP) — Colorado police say they have arrested three suspects in a string of 2019 residential burglaries targeting the homes of Asian business owners. Police say a total of 26 families were burglarized in Colorado and Wyoming in the first seven months of 2019. The total loss is estimated to be as much as $1.4 million.

Authorities said Tuesday that Fort Collins police detectives began an investigation known as “Operation Daylight” and discovered that three males and one female carried out the burglaries as members of an organized criminal group with ties to South America.

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