Calabasas High School Briefly Locked Down Following Possible Hit-and-Run Nearby

Updated at 11 a.m.

CALABASAS, CA - Calabasas High School was briefly locked down Wednesday morning after a possible car-theft suspect ran into the school following a possible hit-and-run nearby, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The crash happened a little before 8 a.m. at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Woodland Crest Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Three vehicles were involved, one of which overturned, and one or three people may have run from the scene, CHP Officer Juan Galvan said.

One person believed to be one of the parties involved in the crash was reported running onto Calabasas High School, which triggered the lockdown.

The school self-initiated the lockdown around 9 a.m. when the sheriff’s deputies were called to assist the California Highway Patrol with detaining the possible suspect, Lt. Christina Baker said said.

“One person was detained and there were no threats to the school,” she said.

The lockdown has since been lifted.

The man detained was determined not to be involved in the crash, Galvan said.

The man, however, had an outstanding warrant and it was unclear at this time whether he was brought into custody or given a field citation, Baker said. Baker did not know what the warrant was for or the identity of the man.

The CHP is trying to determine if anyone was missing from the crash, he said. The initial report was that one person ran from the scene, but three people, two men and one woman, were reported seen running away from the area, Galvan said.

It’s unclear if the three were involved in the crash, he said.

(Photo courtesy of the LASD)