Crime & Safety
Shelter In Place Lifted Near Southwest Plaza In Jeffco
Deputies are continuing their search for two robbery suspects in Jefferson County, officials said.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO — A person is in custody and two more remain at large after a robbery Wednesday near Bowles and Wadsworth, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said.
A CodeRed alert was sent to residents and business owners in the area warning them to shelter in place, but the order was lifted around 3:15.
Officers were called to the area around 1 p.m. after an armed robbery at an ATM, officials said. Authorities said that witnesses provided a good description of the suspects' vehicle.
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The vehicle then crashed near Wadsworth, and the three suspects ran off, officials said. One person was taken into custody, and two firearms were found, investigators said.
A description of the other two suspects was not available.
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"Please call 911 if you see anything suspicious," the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet.
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The armed robbery victim was not harmed, the sheriff's office said.
A possible carjacking was first reported by authorities, but this has not been confirmed.
UPDATE: the shelter in place order issued for 1 mile around 8500 block of W. Bowles has been lifted. Incident started at 1pm as armed robbery at ATM. Witnesses called in good suspect car description 1/3 pic.twitter.com/PdokFGBpBm
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) July 1, 2020
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