AURORA, Colo. — A shelter-in-place issued early Wednesday afternoon in northwest Aurora as police tried to arrest a wanted suspect has been lifted.
A Code Red Alert was sent just before 12:30 p.m. for residents in the area of E. 14th Ave. and N. Clinton St., alerting them to shelter-in-place “due to the apprehension of a wanted party.”
A police department spokesperson told Denver7 officers were serving an arrest warrant in the area, and that the shelter-in-place was placed as a precaution. SWAT officers were also responding to the neighborhood, the spokesperson said.
Police would not say what suspect was wanted for.
A Reserve 911 call went out to residents telling them to stay indoors while police apprehended the party.
The person was arrested without incident by about 2 p.m.
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