Several North Escambia Schools Placed On Lockdown

October 6, 2016

Several North Escambia area schools were on lockdown for a brief time Thursday afternoon due to a car theft.

The schools were placed on lockdown as the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was searching for the vehicle theftsuspect who was spotted several times in the North Escambia area. Lipscomb, McArthur and Ransom were among the schools placed on lockdown.

The suspect was eventually taken into custody in Alabama.

NorthEscambia.com will have complete details on the search for the suspect and a high-speed chase that ended with a crash coming up Friday morning. We will also have photos and even a video of the car chase.

Comments

2 Responses to “Several North Escambia Schools Placed On Lockdown”

  1. Debra K on October 7th, 2016 5:27 am

    I think a story about a school lock down should explain exactly what that means, for those of us not in the industries that use “lockdown” as industry jargon.
    Does lockdown mean children were restricted in some way and if so, how? McArthur IS locked as the norm, the clerk has to beep you in after ID is checked (a great procedure). So, what is different during “lock down”? Did the children know what was happening? Was class interrupted?

  2. Ensley D on October 6th, 2016 5:27 pm

    William, I was at McArthur school when a white vehicle came by the front of the school with six deputies behind it with their lights and sirens on. They were joined by 5 more deputies as they traveled to the dead end . A short time later,they came back by following the white car why using their lights and siren. Is this a different event or did they follow the vehicle to Alabama. The white car wasn’t going fast as to elude them, it just wasn’t stopping,

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