LAKE HAVASU CITY
www.lhcaz.gov
Charlie Cassens
Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
Office
– (928) 854-4212 Cell – (928) 486-8879 Fax – (928) 680-4892
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April
17, 2007
Shots Fired in Neighborhood by Resident Results in
Police Standoff
On Monday April 16, 2007 at approximately 5:12 pm Lake Havasu
City Police Department officers responded to calls of shots fired from the
residence at 2381 Alpine Lane. The
responding officers established a perimeter of the area and attempted to contact
the subject. Telephone contact with the
subject was established by 911 dispatchers with the Lake Havasu City Police
Department.
After a short amount of dialogue with the subject, the Lake
Havasu City Police Department SWAT team responded and assumed control of the police
standoff. Residents of the area were
evacuated for their safety.
The police standoff consisted of lengthy off and on dialogue
with the subject, along with several shots being fired by the subject inside
and out of the residence. The standoff
was resolved peacefully with the subject, Glen Kelly Dryden, age 29,
surrendering to police on Tuesday April 17, 2007 at approximately 9:25am. Several weapons were recovered from the
residence.
Due to the length of this situation the Lake Havasu City
Police Department SWAT team was assisted by police officers from the Bullhead
City Police Department SWAT team and police officers from the Arizona
Department of Public Safety.
This case is still under investigation by the Lake Havasu
City Police Department.
Contact: Sergeant Keith Huskisson 928-680-5457
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