ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado is seeing a major dip in car thefts, with places like Adams County seeing case filings drop 50% compared to the numbers in 2022.

In 2022, Colorado had the highest number of car thefts per capita in the country. 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason painted a picture of the troubles prosecuting car thieves during that time.

“We literally had thieves who were stealing a car in the morning, getting charged with a misdemeanor, getting arrested, bonded out and stealing another car that same afternoon,” Mason said. “That was just a travesty that needed to be changed. So we strengthened the laws.”

At the time, the laws for motor vehicle thefts tied the penalty to the value of the car. Mason explained that if a thief stole a new BMW, he could charge t

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