Steam boat police arrested two men for robberies, biased crimes

The Steamboat Springs police arrested two men last week after they allegedly targeted Hispanic men and used fake jewelry to rob them.

David Alexandru (31) and Nikolaj Huh, 27, were arrested by the Steamboat police on Thursday. Both are biased for robberies and offenses that motivate motivated crimes.

The officers responded to a fraud report that was said to have taken place on Thursday, as was submitted to the COURT COUTT COUNTY COUNTY.

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The answering officers met with the alleged victim and a friend who was translated for him. Additional translation services were provided by integrated communities.

The victim reported, in the area of ​​725 South Lincoln Ave. In front of a man who was later identified as Huh, supposedly to make calls to his car and asked for court documents.

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The victim informed the police that she turned to her car after leaving a Silver Ford Expedition with Utah number signs.

“(The victim) said that Huh asked for gas after money, to which (the victim) got his wallet out to give Huh gas … Huh, then the 'golden' necklaces he was wearing, and said (the victim) that they were worth $ 5,000 and tried to give the necklace at the end of the behavior.

According to the court documents, the victim said that he said it “no”, but he was intimidated by “(Huh), who aggressively shout him for more”.

The victim told the officials that Huh did not take back the necklaces and showed them (police), “added that he” never wanted them “.

During the interaction, the victim allegedly gave $ 500 out of his wallet “since he believed that he had no other options,” said an affidavit.

The court documents continue to tell that after the farewell to the area of ​​the victim, a second man who was later identified as Alexandru, left the same Ford expedition “and also through the window” of the victim's car.

The victim reported that Alexandru showed him a “gold clock” and “explained that he also needed help,” said court documents.

The victim told the police that he “was afraid” and Alexandru handed over $ 100 and “then gave an additional $ 400 to Alexandru for fear”. The victim also told the police that both Huh and Alexandru spoke “good Spanish”.

Later, the Steamboat police found a connection between the incident and another report, which on April 30, after a “Hispanic man … reported that he was addressed by a party with a large silver SUV that corresponds to the vehicle description provided by (the victim),” said the court documents.

In this report, the victim of the police announced that a man turned to him to sell “gold” sweeties for gas money … “

On Thursday, the local police discovered the vehicle allegedly driven by Huh and Alexandru and carried out a traffic stop.

The Steamboat police interviewed the two men who allegedly admitted to “knowingly sold fake jewelry, although they claimed that they were never said that it was real, according to a press release from the city.

Alexandru allegedly told the police that he and Huh only sold the fake jewelry to Hispanic people. During a search of their vehicle, the police allegedly found several false jewelry and more than 2,500 US dollars in cash.

Both Huh and Alexandru have created licenses from the state of New York, but they told the officials that their mother tongue was Romanian, according to court documents.

Huh told the officials that he and Alexandru “have just passed from Grand Junction to New York and (were) in steamship because it was nice,” said an affidavit.

The two men achieved 8,000 US dollars in Bar Bonding Bonds after they were released on Friday.

The Steamboat police said that Huh had been arrested by ICE agents after the bond has been published and that the Federal Authority remains in custody.

Alexandru also recorded Bond, but, according to the local police, was not arrested by ICE because of his asylum status.

Alexandru and Huh are to appear again in front of the County Court on May 7th.

The Steamboat police believe that there are additional victims in the community who may have dealt with Huh and Alexandru, and ask everyone to contact the department under 970-879-1144.

Note from the publisher: Every person who is accused due to a crime is considered innocent unless and until their guilt is undoubtedly defined in front of a court.