Monday, Jan 14 2013 12:24 PM
Highland High briefly placed on lockdown Monday
By BREAKING NEWS BLOG
Highland High was placed on lockdown for a short while Monday morning after two armed burglary suspects were spotted in the area, Bakersfield police said.
The school went on lockdown about 11:20 a.m. and the lockdown was lifted about 10 minutes later when police arrested the suspects. Police said the suspects never entered school grounds.
Two guns, one a shotgun, were recovered, police said. One suspect is a juvenile, the other is 19-year-old William Sanchez.
Both were booked on suspicion of burglary, receiving stolen property and conspiracy, according to police.
- The Californian
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