BOULDER, Colo. — Boulder police are looking for a suspect accused of committing armed burglary and menacing, according to an emergency alert early Friday morning.
CU EMERGENCY ALERT 2: Shelter in place lifted. Suspect still at large. Continue to use caution. https://t.co/VBGm0DszAh
— CU Boulder Police (@CUBoulderPolice) March 29, 2024
The suspect is described as a man who's 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing a gray hoodie and colorful hat. Boulder police said the suspect was carrying three backpacks.
The reported armed burglary happened near 10th and Pleasant Streets on University Hill or "The Hill" in Boulder. The university is on Spring Break right now, but that area was on lockdown around 4 a.m. Friday, according to a CU Boulder emergency alert. But investigators lifted the order about a half hour later.
A man reported waking up to another man in his rooms searching through his belongings, Boulder Police Department posted on X. The resident said he chased the suspect out of the house, and that's when the accused burglar told the resident he had a gun, according to Boulder police.
Boulder Police are investigating a burglary in the 1000 block of Pleasant Street, looking for community assistance
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) March 29, 2024
Around 3 a.m. on March 29, 2024, Boulder Police were dispatched to a residence in the 1000 block of Pleasant Street to respond to a reported burglary. Officers… pic.twitter.com/O8VT2yr5Tl
The resident told police he never saw the gun.
"At this time, there is no threat to the community," Boulder police said. But detectives are still investigating the incident.
Anyone with information or security camera footage of the incident is asked to e-mail Sergeant Meehan at meehanp@boudlercolorado.gov, according to Boulder PD. Otherwise, you can call Crime Stoppers Colorado at 720-913-STOP(7867).
