Colorado police detained an alleged burglar after they caught him trying to catch an Uber away from the scene. (Source: Wheat Ridge Police Department)
Wheat Ridge, Colo.
Police in Colorado say they caught a burglar trying to get away in an Uber last week.
According to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, officers responded last Thursday night to a report of a burglary at Blue Sky Plumbing.
A 911 caller reported seeing a hole in the fence and said they had security footage of a man stealing tools.
Arriving officers said they contacted an Uber driver who they saw waiting in the area.
The driver told them he was called to pick up a name named Jose who was walking toward the car.
The purported passenger was approaching the car.
Officers stopped and questioned the man before he got into the Uber.
He provided the officers with a fake name, but they were able to find a backpack on him with more than $8,600 worth of Milwaukee brand tools inside.
The suspect, later identified as Jose Guadalupe Perez-Gallardo, was taken into custody and booked on charges that include larceny, criminal trespass and possession of burglary tools.
“Just a reminder: Ordering an Uber as your getaway driver makes it that much easier for us to find you,” the department shared.