A group of nine Broomfield residents faces a total of 126 felony counts for stealing money, cars and identities from at least 77 people and 52 companies.

The group stole mail and used the information enclosed to open credit cards in other peoples’ names, according to an indictment released Tuesday by the Denver District Attorney’s Office. They also stole at least a dozen vehicles — a total value of $294,000 — and spent tens of thousands of dollars on clothing, gift cards, prescription drugs and electronics, according to the prosecutor’s office.

They then used the money to buy heroin and methamphetamine, according to the indictment.

“This case is yet another example of what can happen when drug addiction spins out of control,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said.

The nine defendants — Maren Raquel Gasser, Jonathan Wray Hovey, Matthew Wade Turkett, Brett Alan Cravens, Kasee Rae Dela-Torre, John Christopher Garcia, Cory Roger Halvorson, Joseph James King and Sara Marie Lore — face charges including identity theft, forgery, aggravated motor vehicle theft and burglary.

Halvorson also faces a charge of first-degree criminal attempt to commit murder for allegedly attempting to run over a Sheridan police detective with one of the stolen vehicles. Turkett, too, faces an attempted murder charge for allegedly stealing a truck and then trying to run over the truck’s owner when he tried to stop the theft.

All of the defendants have been arrested except for Garcia, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s office.

The group’s alleged crimes began in May 2018.

The indictment describes a variety of criminal activities. The group stole two trucks, a Saab and a Jeep from dealerships across the metro area as well as eight vehicles, including a Porsche, parked outside houses, businesses and inside garages, according to the indictment. They used the money to buy gift cards and other merchandise, including $766 worth of items from Boot Barn. Some of the members stole cell phones and keys from the desks of hotels and car dealerships.

The nine suspects all used a home in northeast Broomfield, near the Broadlands Golf Course, to store the stolen goods and identity documents.