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Denver police take robbery suspect into custody Friday after issuing shelter-in-place for block of Uptown

Denver police order block of Uptown neighborhood to shelter in place Friday
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DENVER — The Denver Police Department took a robbery suspect into custody Friday morning, after issuing a shelter-in-place order for a block of the Uptown neighborhood.

Residents at the intersection of E. 17th Ave. and N. Emerson Street were impacted.

There was a heavy police presence for 3.5 hours from about 4:41 a.m. until 8:13 a.m. Friday.

Denver police order block of Uptown neighborhood to shelter in place Friday

The Denver Police Department has not yet released any additional details about the robbery suspect or the alleged crime.