Heavy police presence prompts shelter-in-place order in Parker

Parker police issued a shelter-in-place order Thursday morning due to a barricaded subject near Neu Towne Parkway and Cedar Gulch Lane. Residents and visitors are urged to stay indoors as a heavy police presence remains in the area. The order was announced at 11:32 a.m.
A shelter-in-place order has been issued in Parker due to a barricaded subject in the area of Neu Towne Parkway and Cedar Gulch Lane. Parker police posted the order at 11:32 a.m. Thursday and said there was a heavy police presence in the area. Police are urging residents and visitors in the area to go […]
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