Suspect in custody after ‘heavy police presence’ at Folsom Field

DENVER ( KDVR ) — A suspect was taken into custody Thursday night after a driver fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash and entered Folsom Field on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.

CU Boulder Police posted at 7:23 p.m. that there was a heavy police presence at Folsom Field and told people to avoid the area. Police posted at 7:44 p.m. that a suspect was taken into custody but the scene remained on secure status.

The Boulder Police Department said it was coordinating with CU Boulder police to arrest a hit-and-run driver who left the scene of a crash at Foothills Parkway and Arapahoe Avenue and then entered the stadium.

Boulder police said there was no threat to the community.

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