Man arrested, accused of robbing 2 businesses at knifepoint [Video]

THORNTON, Colo. — A tip to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers helped Thornton Police locate and arrest a man accused of robbing two businesses at knifepoint and forcing several employees to undress.

Joseph Chambers was arrested on April 20 at a Chuze Fitness in Westminster after someone called to say they recognized his vehicle from an earlier Crime Stoppers bulletin about the robberies.

He’s accused of robbing an At The Beach tanning location and a nail salon on Grant Street in Thornton about 10 minutes apart on April 3. According to an affidavit for his arrest, Chambers first entered the tanning salon while holding a knife and forced the two employees to give him money from the register. 

Chambers then asked the employees to empty their purses and ordered them to lock the front entrance before forcing them into a room and ordering …