Schools put on lockdown while police search for suspected illegal immigrants

by khou.com staff

Posted on March 23, 2010 at 2:15 PM
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HOUSTON—Two HISD schools were back to normal Tuesday afternoon after a brief lockdown.

Just after 8 a.m., Stevenson Middle School and Patterson Elementary were put on lockdown while police chased several suspected illegal immigrants nearby.

Police said the pursuit started when they tried to pull over a pickup truck for speeding.

They said the truck driver fled and ended up spinning out of control.

About 10 people who were in the truck got out and ran in different directions.

The driver was arrested.

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