Crime & Safety
Lockdown Lifted At San Mateo School After Possible Armed Suspects Reported: Police
The police department received a report of people acting suspiciously near the school.
SAN MATEO, CA — Officers locked down a school Friday in San Mateo after receiving a report "of possible armed subjects acting suspiciously in the area," police said.
At 1:58 p.m. on Friday, the San Mateo Police Department sent out an alert stating the secure campus status was lifted at St. Gregory’s Catholic School.
At around 8:11 a.m., SMPD officers said they received a report of possible armed subjects acting suspiciously in the area of El Camino Real and 26th Avenue.
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Police said they investigated the report and based on the proximity to the school, it was moved to a secure campus status.
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