Denver credit until to close branch next to hotel shelter [Video]

DENVER — A credit union in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood has announced it will close, citing safety concerns due to a nearby homeless shelter.

Partner Colorado Credit Union’s location at 4000 Quebec St. is next door to a hotel that the city turned into a shelter a few months ago. The business said it was a difficult decision, but in an email to customers on Thursday, officials said the safety of customers and employees is their top priority.

Partner Colorado is not the only business that has safety concerns. Sergio Calderon works at Viejo Liquor, just around the corner from the credit union.

“Stealing everyday, confrontations, it’s like once a week,” he said. “[The business] had to hire two more people in order to like just to keep watch, basically.”

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