UPDATE: Lockdown lifted on west Modesto elementary schools
At about 10 a.m. Tuesday, the lockdown was lifted on two west Modesto elementary schools after police finished serving search warrants in the area.
Burbank Elementary and Robertson Road Elementary were on lockdown for about an hour while Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies searched two homes in the area of Crippen Avenue and Yellow Pine Drive.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Josh Clayton said the searches were related to illegal marijuana and firearms.
Several people were detained, but as of late Tuesday morning, no arrests had been made.
This story was originally published November 12, 2019 at 9:40 AM.
Erin Tracy
The Modesto Bee