An elementary school in the Hyde Park area of South Los Angeles was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon while police searched for a grand theft auto suspect in the area, and three people were later taken into custody.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Third Avenue and 59th Street at about 1:30 p.m., according to Officer Jader Chavez of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Staff at 59th Street Elementary School, located at 5939 Second Ave., were placed on lockdown, according to the Los Angeles School Police Department.
The suspect was described as a 30-year-old man standing 6-feet-3 inches tall and wearing blue pants and a black shirt with white lettering, the LASPD reported.
Three suspects were taken into custody by 3:30 p.m., according to police, but it was not immediately clear if they were all involved in the grand theft auto.
The lockdown was lifted after the suspects were taken into custody.
Los Angeles Unified School District students have not been attending in-person classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was not immediately clear if any in-person tutoring or assessments were taking place during the lockdown.