BOULDER, Colo. — Police worked to take an armed person into custody Tuesday after he barricaded himself inside a North Boulder home Monday evening.
Around 8:09 p.m. Monday, a woman called 911 to report a man, whom she knew, was outside of her home, which is near 17th Street and Yarmouth Avenue in North Boulder, according to the Boulder Police Department. The woman was not home at the time and saw the man on surveillance video.
Per a protection order, the man was not allowed to be there.
The woman told authorities the man broke into her home.
Officers arrived at the scene and saw a man inside the home. He appeared to be armed, police said. The man closed the home's windows and refused to exit.
The Boulder police SWAT team was activated at 11 p.m. to help the situation. A shelter-in-place order was in place for nearby residents starting around 11:07 p.m.
Police said the man caused "extensive damage" to the inside of the home before surrendering at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday after police deployed less lethal munitions and a K-9.
The suspect was identified as Milton Rodriguez, 47. He faces the following charges:
- Felony first-degree burglary
- Felony stalking
- Felony criminal mischief
- Misdemeanor violation of a protection order
- Misdemeanor resisting arrest
- Misdemeanor obstruction of justice
- Misdemeanor domestic violence
