UPDATED: 3:21 p.m., Wednesday:
Middletown Township police Capt. Peter Feeney told LevittownNow.com the lockdown was triggered by to a man who was dealing with a mental health incident.
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Police received word from a delivery company that one of their drivers contacted them and reported feeling suicidal. The company’s GPS on the man’s truck put him in a neighborhood near Neshaminy High School, Feeney said.
The driver was located and transported to a crisis center without incident, Feeney said.
“The school apparently chose to lockdown in an abundance of caution,” the captain reported.
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The incident was not a threat to the public, police said.
Original Story:
Neshaminy High School was placed on lockdown due to an incident near the campus.
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Parents were alerted just after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday that the high school was placed on lockdown “due to police activity within the community,” Principal Stephen Garstka wrote in a message to parents.
The lockdown was said to be precautionary and was lifted shortly before 11 a.m., according to parents of students.
Law enforcement sources said the police activity was related to a search for a person.
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The person being sought was located and taken into custody, sources said.
Below is the first message from the principal:
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Good morning this is Mr. Garstka, principal of Neshaminy High School.
This communication is to notify you that NHS is currently in an Internal SECURE for security reasons not related to Neshaminy High School. This SECURE is due to police activity within the community. As a precautionary measure we are not allowing outdoor classes or any planned classroom activity outside at this time.
For Safety and Security reasons currently, the building is not accepting any Visitors, any Deliveries or allowing students to leave the building which includes any planned early student dismissals.
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As always thank you for your cooperation and we will update you once the BUILDING SECURE has been removed. Any questions please contact the main office.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this security measure.
Below is the second message from the principal:
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Good morning again,
This is an update to our BUILDING SECURE notification. Law enforcement made us aware at approximately 10:48 am, that all planned outside class and activities can resume at this time. Please be aware that the welfare and safety of students and staff is our upmost most important function we do as educators. Thank you for your patience and understanding with this Internal Security SECURE. As always, any questions please reach out to my office.
Thank you.
Mr. Garstka
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