Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Standoff In Lakewood Pawn Shop
A man has been taken into custody after he barricaded himself inside a shop near Colfax and Wadsworth, Lakewood police said.
LAKEWOOD, CO — A man has been arrested after a standoff at a pawn shop in Lakewood Wednesday morning. The man barricaded himself in the store and refused to come out, police said.
The man had used a stolen truck to ram the business and get inside, police said.
An alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. at the EZ Pawn near Colfax and Wadsworth, police said. Police officers arrived at the store and tried to talk the man out of the business.
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With the help of the K-9 unit, Bronson Thomas Moore, 31, was taken into custody just before 7 a.m., police said. He faces burglary, motor vehicle theft and criminal mischief charges.
No one was inside the store with the man and no injuries were reported.
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The eastbound lanes of West Colfax near Allison and the southbound lanes of Wadsworth near West 20th were closed during the standoff.
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