Woman Taken Into Custody After Golden Standoff

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - A police standoff in Golden came to a peaceful resolution on Thursday morning.

At approximately 4 a.m. a man said his girlfriend tried to set the house he was in on fire. He and two children got out okay.

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After it became clear the woman wouldn't come out of the home, neighbors received an emergency call telling them to shelter in place.

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"This is a really quiet neighborhood over here. It's really hard to fathom this would even go down over here. it's pretty scary," said neighbor Rick Carroll.

Police finally entered the home after about six hours and took the woman into custody without incident.

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