ENOLA, Pa. — Police said a man is in custody after a mental health incident that caused schools in Cumberland County to be placed on lockdown on Thursday morning.
Students and staff in three school buildings in the East Pennsboro School District were placed on lockdown around 10:00 a.m. on May 18 due to a reported police incident near campus, the school district said in an announcement to parents and guardians.
Police said the man's family had called earlier to report the man having a mental health emergency.
Around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, police said a suspect was in custody and the lockdowns were lifted. The man was found hiding near the intersection of Valley and Tower Rds. and was taken into custody without incident, police said.
The lockdown affected East Pennsboro High School, Middle School and Elementary School, all of which are located in the same complex off West Shady Lane in Enola, Cumberland County.
East Pennsboro Police said the lockdown was initiated "as a precautionary measure" due to an incident in the area of Valley and Salt roads.
Police thanked parents for not panicking during the lockdown.
"The last thing you need is everybody responding to the schools, worrying about their children, because we had them way safer by locking it down and letting nobody in or out of the schools. That was the best scenario to keep the kids safe," said East Pennsboro Township Police Chief Mike Green.
No one was injured.