One arrested after search at Citadel Mall store

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect a correction from the Colorado Springs Police Department on the name of the suspect.

UPDATE: TUESDAY 3/26/2024 7:44 p.m.

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — One person has been arrested following the execution of a search warrant at Legends N Heroes inside the Citadel Mall on Tuesday, March 26.

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), its agency worked with the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) to conduct multiple search warrants as part of an Organized Retail Crime investigation.

During the searches, military surplus items were found and the Army Criminal Investigations Division was contacted to respond. Multiple other items were seized during the warrants and CSPD said the investigation is ongoing.

Detectives arrested 43-year-old Jon Vincent Martinez on Tax Evasion charges brought by the DOR. Additional arrests are expected, CSPD said.

ORIGINAL STORY: Two collectible stores subject of search warrant

TUESDAY 3/26/2024 4:08 p.m.

Two collectibles stores in the Citadel Mall and the Chapel Hills Mall were the subject of a search warrant on Tuesday, March 26, along with a home in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).

CSPD said the search was being conducted at Heroes N Legends in the Citadel Mall and Legends and Heroes in the Chapel Hills Mall. A home in Lorson Ranch was searched in connection to the same investigation.

CSPD confirmed to FOX21 News that the searches were part of an ongoing investigation that began in late 2022. CSPD said the investigation began after reports of stolen property being accepted and sold.

CSPD also said the investigation is trying to discern if Money Laundering was involved.

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