Quincy elementary schools no longer on lockdown

Joshua Sebold

Staff Writer

4/20/2010

4:30 p.m. Update

The PCSO has described the suspect in the Quincy school incident as a white male adult, approximately thirty years of age. The man reportedly had a medium build and was approximately six feet tall with a thin goatee, and was wearing all black. The PCSO said the suspect might be driving a dark colored mustang with tinted windows and a black "bra."

3:00 p.m. Update

Officers have been released from the Quincy schools incident, while others continue to investigate.

Increased patrols will continue around all schools in Quincy and outlying areas.

Sheriff Greg Hagwood commented, “We handle any report like this very, very seriously.”

He indicated that the sheriff’s office was working very closely with the school district on investigating the incident but no suspect or additional witnesses had been located.

Hagwood encouraged parents and students to be increasingly vigilant and to report any suspicious persons in their schools or neighborhoods.

2::00 p.m. Update

Radio traffic suggests law enforcement officers have been pulled from Quincy elementary schools. Feather Publishing reporters are following up on this and will update the status of the schools as soon as we have new information.

4/20/2010 1:15 p.m.

All Quincy elementary schools are currently locked down after two students at Quincy Elementary School reported they saw a man in his 30s wearing all black with a black cowboy hat and a gun in his waistband running from the school. All local law enforcement agencies, including SWAT and the Forest Service, have responded to this incident.

Sheriff Greg Hagwood assured parents the situation was under control.

“Right now I’m confident that there’s no students in jeopardy at all.” Officers have also been stationed at the high school, and authorities are searching for anyone matching the suspect’s description.

Recently posted articles

Add comment

Feather Publishing encourages civil discussion on news stories that are important to our community. We do ask that commenters follow certain rules of conduct. Keep your comments on the topic at hand. Threats, insults, lies, and inappropriate language are prohibited. Just as with our letters to the editor we want you to be accountable for your comments so we ask that you use your full real name. We reserve the right to delete any comments that do not comply with these rules of conduct. Commenters who repeatedly do not comply will be prohibited from posting further comments.
Comments are limited to 300 characters. If you would like to post a longer message, please submit a letter to the editor. Submit a letter to the editor. Letters to the editor are limited to a maximum of 300 words. Deadline for submittal is noon on Thursdays.

JComments

Move

Sports Headlines

Top Headline

Other Headlines

Greenville loses to American Christian

Greenville’s James Martinez rounds third and gives his coach Mike Chelotti a high five after hitting a homer during the Indians’ game against American Christian...

175 mile Sierra Nevada Relay to run through Plumas County

This gorgeous view of mountains towering over a valley is one of many that runners in the upcoming Sierra Nevada Relay will encounter. The relay starts at Donner...

Fishing Report for the week of 5/16/2013

Unsettled weather has ended; time to hit the water Ben Williams, a Lake Almanor Fly Fishing Company Guide landed this monster rainbow from Goodrich Creek near...