(COLORADO SPRINGS) — After a struggle, K9 Riggs facilitated the arrest of an armed domestic disturbance suspect on Wednesday, July 30, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). The suspect had been threatening and resisting officers until, despite the suspect’s best attempts, resisting K9 Riggs became impossible.
According to CSPD, officers responded to the 1100 block of Norwood Avenue, near Lake Avenue and South Nevada Avenue, on reports of a domestic disturbance, and while they were investigating, the suspect allegedly fired several rounds. Officers set up containment and tried to negotiate with him as he stood in the front yard of the home.
CSPD stated that the suspect refused to listen to commands and threatened to assault and fight with officers, while claiming that less-lethal tools would not affect him. The CSPD Tactical Enforcement Unit and members of the K9 Unit, including Riggs, were called to the scene…