Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s Car Stolen Just Before Joe Biden’s Arrival for Campaign Event | The Gateway Pundit

Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s automobile was stolen on Tuesday, simply earlier than Joe Biden arrived within the blue metropolis.

Denver has been plagued with crime and rising auto thefts in recent times.

Biden landed in Denver Tuesday afternoon for a marketing campaign occasion and was greeted by Johnston at Air Pressure One.

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A spokesperson for Johnston’s workplace confirmed that his automobile was stolen however declined to supply further particulars about what had occurred — or the place.

“The spokesperson declined to share extra particulars about the place it occurred or what the automobile appears to be like like ‘to guard the security of Mayor Johnston and his household.’ So it’s unclear whether or not the theft occurred in Denver or elsewhere,” Fox31 reviews.

In response to the report, “Colorado’s auto theft fee climbed by the quickest fee within the nation from 2011 to 2020, leaping 144% throughout these years.”

“In Denver, the image is not any higher, the place rising auto theft makes up a big chunk of total crime. That features thefts at Denver Worldwide Airport, the place police noticed extra theft than ever this yr.”

Johnston himself had campaigned on addressing the problem of automobile theft.

Denverite reported in February:

Johnston desires to broaden the usage of surveillance know-how on the roads to provide cops the instruments to cut back crime — license plate readers, halo cameras, and Shot Spotter — issues Denver officers already make use of way over different cities.

And Johnston would push to alter state regulation to make automobile theft a felony once more, the legislature made sure auto theft crimes a misdemeanor. Gov. Jared Polis and state lawmakers are presently engaged on that this session.