March 2023 Blues Vol 39 No. 3

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AROUND THE COUNTRY LARIMER COUNTY,CO. A Colorado woman tried to take a Fort Collins officer hostage after she slipped her handcuffs, got the officer’s gun and when that failed, she barricaded herself inside a patrol unit. By Jacob Factor The Denver Post yrs. IMOD2 Carson's versatile MLH6 dual color led light has arrived! It features 12 high intensity LEDs packed into a super thin housing. With 12 different flash patterns, steady burn, and cruise mode (programmable for each color), this light is up for anything! The MLH6 is designed to surface mount with the BM6 bezel, or can snap in to the IMOD2 housing for an outstanding dual head option. Stay tuned for more modular mounting options coming soon from Carson! LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — A Greeley woman was arrested Sunday after barricading herself in a police vehicle at the Larimer County jail while armed with an officer’s gun. The woman was initially being arrested in connection to a Fort Collins shoplifting incident that happened just after 4 p.m. While Fort Collins officers were in the process of taking her from the police vehicle into the booking area, the woman slipped out of her handcuffs, according to a news release from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. The officer had reportedly secured his duty weapon, the news release states, but the woman “manipulated the storage safety measures” and grabbed the gun. She tried to take the officer hostage at gunpoint, but the officer Contact us today at: sales@carson-mfg.com | 317-257-3191 | www.carsonsirens.com escaped to the secure area of the jail. The woman then barricaded in the police vehicle and refused to come out for over two hours. Fort Collins police officers, Larimer County Sheriff’s deputies, the LCSO All Hazards/Crisis Response team, Fort Collins’ SWAT team, LCSO crisis negotiators, Poudre Fire Authority, and UCHealth EMS all responded to assist. Law enforcement officials used “numerous less-lethal tools” to get the woman to surrender, and at 7:30 p.m., the woman exited the vehicle and deputies arrested her. She was booked into jail after a medical evaluation on charges of first-degree assault and aggravated robbery, attempted second-degree kidnapping, criminal mischief of ,000 to ,999, disarming a peace officer and resisting arrest for the incident, according to the news release. Fort Collins police will file separate charges for the shoplifting incident. Scan for website: Check out our website for more information on our MLH6 as well as to check all of our other products. Contact us today at: sales@carson-mfg.com | 317-257-3191 | www.carsonsirens.com We are ready for 2023! Experience the only First Responder owned and operated THEME studio in the Country! 36 The BLUES The BLUES 37