Brewbaker Technology Magnet School was put on lockdown for about an hour today as a precaution while police searched for a burglary suspect believed nearby, Montgomery Public Schools spokesperson Tom Salter said today.
The burglary occurred on the 2300 block of West Aberdeen Drive. Montgomery Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Donna Mackey said two suspects were being sought by officers, which prompted the hour-long lockdown at the nearby school campus. The initial patrol car pursuit of the running suspects was aided by information phoned in by local residents watching the scene unfold. Those phone calls, Mackey said, prompted authorities to expand the search using dogs and a state trooper helicopter.
One suspect was taken into custody while another eluded authorities, Mackey said. It is unknown if the person taken into custody was charged in connection with the Aberdeen Drive burglary at this time.
In a separate incident, Lee High School was locked down briefly today to allow for "random searches" at the school, Salter said. Such searches are regularly conducted at MPS schools to ensure students do not have unauthorized cell phones and electronics in class.
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