Sex Offender Arrested At DIA Allegedly Same Man Who Groped Child

BROOMFIELD, CO – A man suspected of both stealing underwear from University of Colorado-Boulder residence halls this fall and unnecessarily touching a young girl at a Broomfield shopping mall in November is in custody.

On Monday, Dec. 10, Denver police officers arrested 33-year-old Nicholas Joseph Lorenzo at the Denver International Airport on a warrant requested by the University of Colorado Police Department. Detectives from multiple agencies had tracked Lorenzo as he was flying back to Colorado, according to a press release from the CU Police Department.

“I am extremely proud of our investigators and the Broomfield and Denver police departments for how they collaborated to make an arrest in this case,” said CU Boulder Police Chief Doreen Jokerst in a statement. “This arrest was made after many weeks of hard work and with a collaborative mindset among many agencies. The CU Boulder campus and our community are safer because of their diligence. Our students need to feel safe on campus, and we will continue to work tirelessly toward that goal.”

Lorenzo, a registered sex offender, is suspected of breaking into Aden, Brackett, Cockerell and Crosman residence halls on the CU-Boulder campus in October and stealing women’s underwear from the laundry room.

Lorenzo is also believed to be connected to an incident in Broomfield in November. Broomfield Police reported that an adult male unnecessarily brushed up against a young girl on multiple occasions on Nov. 23, inappropriately touching her while she was shopping at a local retail store. Video surveillance captured photos of the suspect, and Broomfield and CU detectives determined that the same person committed the crimes.

Lorenzo is charged with a list of crimes that occurred on six dates on the CU Boulder campus, including 18 counts of burglary, four counts of theft, three counts of trespassing, and one count of invasion of privacy.

Lorenzo was booked into the Denver County Jail following his arrest, and was transferred to the Boulder County Jail on Wednesday.

According to police, evidence collected at Lorenzo's residence indicates that there could be additional victims associated with him. Police request that if you believe that you may be a victim of a similar crime, please contact your local law enforcement agency. CU Boulder Police can be reached at 303-492-6666.

Related: CU Underwear Stealer May Be Striking Again: Broomfield Police

By Mara Abbott, Boulder Patch.

Image courtesy Broomfield Police

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