Pointer Ridge Elementary Placed Under 'Precautionary' Lockdown Monday

Pointer Ridge Elementary School was placed on lockdown Monday afternoon as police chased a breaking-and-entering suspect through the P section, according to Bowie police. 

Police responded to a residential break-in in the D section Monday afternoon and found two suspects at the scene. According to Deputy Police Chief Dwayne Preston, officers were able to arrest one suspect while the second suspect fled on foot. 

The foot pursuit went all the way from D section and into the P section, where Pointer Ridge Elementary is located. Authorities decided to place the school on lockdown as a precautionary measure while police looked for the suspect, though students were not in any immediate danger, Preston said.

The Pointer Ridge PTA sent an email to parents at 1:39 p.m. to inform them of the lockdown.

"There is a school lockdown. There is no immediate danger to the school. There is police activity in the school neighborhood," the message read.

As of 1:50 p.m. police had been unsuccessful in finding the second suspect. Preston said once the search perimeter had been broken down, the lockdown would likely be lifted.