Crime & Safety
Elementary School Locked Down As Police Seek Suspects
Minor Elementary School, in Lilburn, is near where a resident reported two burglary suspects trying to break in.
LILBURN, GA — Minor elementary school was on a "soft lockdown" Thursday morning as police looked for two burglary suspects.
Police say a resident was inside a home on nearby Minor Creek Way when two suspects tried breaking in.
The two suspects are described only as Hispanic males. One was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans and the other was wearing all black.
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Late Thursday morning, Gwinnett County Police Department was using a helicopter, K-9 units and patrol officers to search for them in the area around the school.
Anyone who notices one or both of the suspects is asked to call 911.
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