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Muir Lake School 'locked down' as police search for suspect

RCMP in Stony Plain put Muir Lake School under lockdown Thursday morning while they searched for a suspect in connection with a stolen vehicle.

Police were called out to the area, west of Edmonton, around 6 a.m. after receiving reports that four people were trying to steal a vehicle. When they arrived on scene, the four suspects were spotted trying to free a truck that was stuck in a driveway.

Two men were arrested on scene, while a third was tracked down with a police dog shortly afterwards.

The fourth suspect's location remains unknown.

While RCMP continued to search for the fourth suspect, exterior doors at Muir Lake School were locked as a precaution. Inside the school, students and staff were allowed to move freely.

The school, which is part of the Parkland School Division, runs from Kindergarten to Grade 9.

Police say the home where the first two suspects were arrested is known to them, however they are still investigating the relationship between the suspects and those who live in the house.