The police seldom know what they might
come up against. How do you train for something like this?
Missile Park was the site of an Atlas missile
silo about eight miles WNW of Greeley, CO in Weld County.
Weld County has something like 23,000 oil and
gas wells. Of course, not all are active. The county ranks around 11th
of all USA counties for petroleum production and produces 2/3rds of Colorado’s
petroleum. Energy production and storage
sites are everywhere including Missile Park.
Not much happens out there. A few live
there in their RVs until they are told to move on. It is a popular spot at
night for car romances. The road dead ends and only a few houses are out that
way.
Hats off to the LEOs that managed to, liberally,
defuse the situation with no loss of life.
