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School Lockdown

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Police: Stranded Motorist Prompts School Lockdown

The Horsham Township Police put Simmons Elementary School under a brief lockdown Wednesday morning.

A stranded motorist who "used bad judgement by knocking on car windows" Wednesday morning prompted a 20-minute lockdown at Simmons Elementary School, according to Horsham Police.  The driver was in need of a ride and was making that request of fellow motorists in the area of Keith Valley Road, Horsham Police Lt. Jon Clark told Patch.  As a result, police advised the school at about 8:50 a.m. this morning to go into an "exterior lockdown until the incident was both identified and addressed," according to a notification that Simmons Principal Karen Kanter sent to parents shortly before 10 a.m.  During the lockdown, which lasted about 20 minutes, no one was allowed to enter or leave the building, Kanter wrote, adding that normal school …

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Simmons Elementary

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Police Lockdown Crooked Billet

The eight-minute lockdown of the Hatboro elementary school was carried out at the Montgomery County dispatch's request.

Crooked Billet Elementary School was locked down for eight minutes Thursday afternoon, a school administrator told Patch. Hatboro-Horsham School District Superintendent Curtis Griffin told Patch that the lockdown - from 1:25 p.m. to 1:33 p.m. - was done at the behest of Montgomery County dispatch.  At no time were students or staff put in danger, Griffin said. Hatboro Police Chief James Gardner said the police were searching for Jason Potts, 24, of Hatboro, who had failed to appear in court on a burglary charge. Potts, who Gardner said had been seen near the footbridge in the Livingstone Apartment complex, 240 E. County Line Road, shortly after 1 p.m., had fled when approached by a police officer.  "When ordered to stop he ran into the …

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Crooked Billet Elementary School and Hatboro-Horsham School District

Jaime

8:59 am on Friday, September 14, 2012

I got notification a few minutes after the lock down was lifted. I think that the district does a good just keeping us as parents informed!   more ›

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