Man and woman arrested after chase, hit-and-run, barricade near Denver, police say
A man and a woman are in custody after a brief chase through at least two communities in the Denver metro area that involved a hit-and-run crash and one suspect allegedly barricading themselves in a condo unit.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said a deputy tried to stop a stolen car at Parker Road and East Mississippi Avenue around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. The deputy chased that car after it fled at a high rate of speed, but then terminated the pursuit at Florida Avenue, according to the sheriff's office.
The suspect drove southbound and crashed into another vehicle at South Dayton Street. A woman was taken into custody, but the man took off running, a sheriff's office spokesman said. Deputies set up a perimeter but were unable to find him.
About a half-hour later, the sheriff's office learned that the man was barricaded in a condo building at 9901 East Evans Avenue in nearby Aurora, which witnesses said he broke into. A code red reverse 911 call was made to residents of that building -- the Rain Tree Condos.
A SWAT team responded, according to Aurora police, but there have not been any reports of injuries or hostages as of about 11 a.m.
The area from East Jewell and South Havana Street to South Dayton Street and East Jewell Avenue were shut down as SWAT officers attempted to get the man out.
CBS News Colorado's news crew heard flashbang grenades or similar devices at the scene of the barricade.
The man was finally taken into custody around 12:30 p.m.
Carlo Johnson has lived in that condominium community for four years.
"It's been a pretty nice, decent neighborhood," he told CBS News Colorado, "but crime in Aurora is starting to grow and- you know, it's just starting to get scary."
