Yesterday, shortly before noon, #DCSO deputies located a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of King Soopers, located at Highlands Ranch Parkway and University. A deputy spotted a male and a female getting in the car. When the deputy turned on his emergency lights, the male driver backed out of the parking space and went in reverse at a high rate of speed toward a group of pedestrians in the parking lot. At the same time, a deputy in the next aisle drove his patrol car into the path of the reversing car and blocked the pedestrians from being hit. The driver of the stolen car crashed into the patrol car. Fortunately, our deputies were not injured. The driver and passenger were taken into custody without incident.
The driver, Joseph Blodgett, age 29, from Denver, faces charges of reckless endangerment, motor vehicle theft, eluding, shoplifting, drug possession, and driving without a valid license.
The passenger, Amanda Conklin, age 39, from Littleton, who was in possession of a stolen Colorado Driver’s license, faces charges related to motor vehicle, identity theft, and criminal possession of an ID document.
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