Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

School locked down while police search for robbery suspect

A lockdown at an east valley elementary school was lifted after Metro Police arrested a suspect in an armed robbery this morning.

Police received reports about 3:15 a.m. of a robbery in the 3200 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South, Metro Officer Larry Hadfield said.

An investigation led officers to the area of North Pecos Road and East Washington Avenue, near CC Ronnow Elementary School, Hadfield said.

The school was locked down from about 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Clark County School District Police Capt. Ken Young said.

Officers took a male suspect into custody, Hadfield said. No further information was available.

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