Police response prompts brief shelter-in-place order for nearby residents
GREELEY — A tense armed disturbance in Greeley on April 1 led to a brief shelter-in-place order and the arrest of a 54-year-old suspect following a multi-agency response.
Officers with the Greeley Police Department were dispatched around 1:45 p.m. to the 500 block of East 24th Street Road after reports of an intoxicated man threatening another individual with a firearm. Authorities identified the suspect as Rafael Chaparro-Aguirre.
As officers responded, the department’s Real-Time Information Center used a drone to locate the suspect’s vehicle. When officers attempted a traffic stop, the suspect failed to yield, prompting a pursuit eastbound on Highway 85 and onto 18th Street. The pursuit was later discontinued due to public safety concerns…