Crime & Safety
Schools Temporarily Locked Down
Two schools in Rancho Palos Verdes were locked down Wednesday morning as officers chased a suspect in a car theft through the canyons.
Miraleste Elementary and Miraleste Intermediate schools were placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after deputies notified the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District of a foot chase in the area, according to the school district's website.
The lockdown lasted from about 9:30 a.m. until 10:05 a.m.
"All students were safe," according to the PVPUSD. "At 10:04 a.m., the Sheriff's Department notified the PVPUSD that the lockdown had been lifted and schools could return to normal operations."
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According to the Daily Breeze, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were chasing someone suspected of driving a stolen vehicle. As of 1:45 p.m., the suspect had not been located, the newspaper reported.
Police scanner traffic at the time indicated that the suspect had run through the canyons in the area.
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