Four people suspected of multiple car thefts across Colorado and Utah were arrested in Rifle on Wednesday morning, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.

The arrests were the result of a coordinated effort involving the Colorado State Patrol, Special Problem Enforcement and Response (SPEAR) Task Force and Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities recovered more than $170,000 in property, including two stolen trucks, two stolen trailers, two stolen Polaris Rzrs and one stolen Polaris Rzr frame. 

On Tuesday, law enforcement identified a suspect vehicle in eastern Utah on Tuesday. They believed the suspects would cross back into Colorado early Wednesday morning with stolen vehicles, a method they were thought to have used in prior incidents. 

Colorado authorities tracked the suspect vehicles as they reentered the state and conducted multiple traffic stops in Rifle. All four suspects were taken into custody and transported to the Garfield County Jail. They have been charged with two counts of second degree motor vehicle theft, a class four felony, theft over $100,000, a class three felony and conspiracy, a class six felony. 

In addition to agencies mentioned earlier, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Department of Corrections Parole Fugitive Unit, Rifle Police Department, HSI and Pleasant Grove (Utah) Police Department assisted in the operation.