Colorado tops in bank robberies in 2021; some blame fentanyl

Colorado Public Radio reports the state normally has between 110 and 120 bank robberies a year.

That number dropped to 90 in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns. But last year, it spiked to 195 robberies.

Law enforcement officials say fentanyl could be playing a role.

In the last few months of 2021, investigators arrested four suspects in more than 40 robberies combined.

Three out of four of those suspects told federal officials that they were supporting fentanyl addictions.

His neighbor was previously employed by an oil exploration company in the Denver-Julesburg field.

“He was laid off as a result of Colorado’s policy,” Buck said. “Now, he travels to North Dakota for two weeks at a time, while his family continues to live in Weld County. This is a very difficult situation caused by the State of Colorado.”

Buck is a co-sponsor of a resolution in the U.S. House that would call for support of “safe and responsible development of energy resources” through drilling, an effort, the resolution reads, to restore a robust energy supply chain.

Biden's HHS Secretary Is Missing in Action As Baby Formula Crisis Worsens

The former California attorney general, who has no health experience, only released a statement on the issue over the weekend.

Before leaving for Delaware on Friday, President Biden claimed his administration started working on the problem as soon as they became aware of an issue, implying they were caught off guard.