Town of Erie Police Department

Update: Arrest

45-year-old Richard Elgi of Thornton, CO was arrested this morning in the 14000 block of Locust in Thornton by Erie Police Sergeants assisted by ThorntonPD.

Using law enforcement databases and good ole' shoe leather, Patrol Officers connected Elgi to two burglaries in Erie: one private residence and one office complex, and two separate thefts: porch pirate.

Elgi has a lengthy criminal history. Charges for this crime spree include two (2) counts of second-degree burglary, one (1) county aggravated motor vehicle theft, three (3) counts of theft, two (2) counts of second-degree criminal trespass and one (1) count of criminal mischief.
Arrest

Do You Recognize this Individual?

The Erie Police would like to speak to the individual in the video footage from the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021.

In the first video, $12,000 worth of land surveying equipment was taken from a business in Erie Village Square (west of County Line Road and south of CR 10.5).

Within an hour, the same subject traveled to a neighborhood to the south, removed packages from the front porch, and then later returned to the same home and forced entry into the basement. Approximately $45,000 in jewelry and a vehicle from the garage were taken.

Anyone with information is asked to call Boulder County Dispatch at 303-441-4444 and ask for an Erie Police Officer.
 
Surveillance Video:
https://youtu.be/TLm9AHE7O-c

Erie PD Burglary Investigation

ERIE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Media: Amber Luttrell | PIO | 303-827-9648 | aluttrell@erieco.gov
1000 Telleen Avenue | P.O. Box 510
Erie, CO 80516
www.erieco.gov/police | 303-926-2800

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