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LSC-Montgomery Locked Down After Police Pursuit
Montgomery County Constable's give all clear at campus after suspects run and hide in nearby Walmart.
MONTGOMERY, TX — The Lone Star College-Montgomery campus was placed on lockdown Monday afternoon.
Bill Van Rysdam spokesman for the Lone Star College System, said deputy constables from the Montgomery County Constable’s office were following a suspicious vehicle, that went onto the LSC-Montgomery campus.
During the slow pursuit, three people stopped the car, and ran through the campus, which caused for the campus to be placed on lockdown while deputies searched for the three people. (Want to get daily news updates and other events going on in your area? Sign up for the free Conroe-Montgomery County Patch morning newsletter.)
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Van Rysdam said the three people ran from the campus and to a nearby Walmart store on FM 242, and the lockdown was lifted when deputies gave an all clear.
Officials didn’t say why the vehicle was being pursued by deputy constables.
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The three people are still at large.
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