Crime & Safety
Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted In Los Gatos Near Elementary School
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office had issued the order this morning.
LOS GATOS, CA — The Santa Clara County Sheriff lifted a shelter-in-place order near the Lexington Reservoir in unincorporated Los Gatos on Thursday. An elementary school, Lexington Elementary, was also in the vicinity.
The alert was issued on Twitter at 8:47 a.m.
The Mercury News reported that law enforcement may have spotted an armed robbery suspect from Santa Cruz County in the area, prompting the order.
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In another tweet after 1 p.m., the sheriff's office said that it had received information that the suspect had left the area and there was no risk to the public.
The affected area was near the Old Santa Cruz Highway and Lexington Road.
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**UPDATE** Shelter-in-Place has been lifted. We received information that the suspect may have left the area. There is no risk to the public at this time. Please contact the Sheriff’s Office if you have any information regarding this incident.
— SantaClaraCoSheriff (@SCCoSheriff) March 18, 2021
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