Crime & Safety
Pacifica Elementary School Investigates Juvenile With A Knife Report
A school in Pacifica was briefly placed on "secure campus" status on after reports that a teenager was armed with a knife.
PACIFICA, CA — Vallemar Elementary School in Pacifica was briefly placed on "secure campus" status on June 3 after a parent reported that her nearby teenage child was in a fight with siblings and was armed with a knife, police said on Friday.
The mother had flagged down an officer that was on patrol around 4:05 p.m. and requested assistance with her three teenage children, the Pacifica Police Department said.
Officers located the suspect in the parking lot of the elementary school and arrested him on suspicion of brandishing a deadly weapon and delaying or obstructing an officer, PPD said. He was booked into the San Mateo County Juvenile Detention Facility in San Mateo.
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While conducting the investigation, Vallemar School became a "secure campus" for approximately five minutes until it could be determined that there was no threat to students or staff.
A "secure campus" is different from a lockdown in that classroom instruction is not halted.
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