A Colorado community was rattled Saturday morning after immigration agentssearched a Lakewood apartment building while attempting to detain a suspect in a hit-and-run crash, according to police and witnesses.
The incident unfolded around 10 a.m. near Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, when agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were conducting an operation to detain a suspect, Lakewood police said.
According to the Lakewood Police Department, the suspect rammed two federal immigration vehicles, injuring one agent. The suspect then got out of the car and ran into a nearby apartment building.
Lakewood police said officers responded because of concerns about community safety and the potential violation of local law. They set up a perimeter but said police officers did not engage the suspect or take part in the federal operation…