FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KOAA) — A juvenile was arrested following a shelter-in-place alert that impacted a Fountain neighborhood Thursday night into Friday morning.
The alert was issued at about 11:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Fountain Police Department is reporting the situation started at about 10:47 p.m. when officers were called to the 7000 block of Araia Dr. for a reported disturbance. The neighborhood is in the area of Fountain Mesa Road north of Comanche Village Drive.
"Several callers called 9-1-1 stating there was a group of juveniles threatening people in the neighborhood and pointing guns at them," a spokesperson for the Fountain Police Department wrote to News5. "When officers arrived, the suspects had gone back in their home and refused to come out."
The spokesperson explained police tried to make contact with adults in the home but they were "not cooperative." After trying to get them to cooperate, officers obtained a search warrant. The department's Rapid Response Team was called in and shortly after 5 a.m., police gained entry to the home and arrested a juvenile.
Because of the juvenile's age, their name is not being shared with the public. The suspect was transported to the Zeb Pike Youth Correctional Facility.
Peak Alerts notified neighbors of the shelter-in-place alert. Peak Alerts is a system that sends real-time emergency notifications to residents when something dangerous is happening nearby.
It’s operated by the El Paso–Teller County 911 Authority and uses alert software, Everbridge, to contact people directly. Residents have to sign up to receive the alerts.
Examples of alerts you might receive:
- wildfires or floods
- evacuation orders or pre-evacuation warnings
- hazardous material incidents
- police activity affecting public safety
- missing persons alerts
You can receive them via:
- text message
- phone call
- mobile apps (including multilingual options)
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