Thieves in Aspen cut hole in wall, steal $500k in goods from Louis Vuitton store
The thieves cut a hole in the drywall to enter the store and were inside for about an hour Saturday night, according to Aspen Police. Author: Jason Auslander Aspen Times Published: 1:16 PM MDT June 10, 2021 Updated: 1:16 PM MDT June 10, 2021
ASPEN, Colo. Thieves cut a hole in the storeroom wall of the Louis Vuitton store in downtown Aspen on Saturday and stole as much as $500,000 worth of merchandise, police said Tuesday.
One man and one woman along with two vehicles were caught on surveillance video, though there could have been more thieves and more vehicles involved in the brazen burglary, said Sgt. Rick Magnuson, head of the investigative unit at the Aspen Police Department.
With Thursday’s opening of Independence Pass and Friday’s closing of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, local law enforcement and transportation officials were on guard for semi-trucks trying to sneak over the Pass.
Aspen airport runway closed for week
After the last plane got out late Monday night, the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is offically closed until May 24 as crews work on runway maintenance.
The county said Tuesday an American Airlines plane to Dallas departed Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) after the 10:30 p.m. aircraft departure curfew due to a maintenance issue. The aircraft was issued an extension to fly out 41-minutes after curfew because Aspen’s only runway was about to close for a week of maintenance work. The airline was issued a curfew violation by the airport, officials said Tuesday.
The Aspen runway is closed for maintenance and painting and will reopen at 7 a.m. May 24. Aircraft operations will be limited to emergency medevac and mountain rescue operations, officials said. The terminal will remain open during business hours only.