Green Tree Elementary School briefly locked down after stolen vehicle pursuit in Lake St. Louis

LAKE ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A Lake St. Louis elementary school went into a brief lockdown after a suspect fled on foot from a stolen vehicle near the school grounds.

Chief Chris DiGiuseppi said that around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, officers began pursuing a stolen vehicle along Ronald Reagan Drive. The chase then entered a subdivision near Green Tree Elementary School.

The suspect struck multiple parked cars and then fled the scene on foot, according to police. Police then asked the elementary school to go on lockdown for safety as officers located the suspect.

Officers eventually found the suspect with a K9 unit, arrested him and forwarded charges to the St. Charles County Prosecutor’s Office.

DiGiuseppi said the incident occurred during student arrival, but no one was hurt, and the lockdown was lifted shortly after.