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Lockdown at Linn-Benton
Saturday, May 12, 2007 | No comments posted.
ALBANY (AP) - The Linn-Benton Community College campus was locked down Friday morning after Albany police received a report of a man in a trench coat struggling to hold something under the coat.
Police found the man, a 27-year-old student, in the gym in a yoga class. The man had no weapons and was cooperating with police, police Capt. Eric Carter said.
Students arriving at a campus parking lot shortly after 9 a.m. were told by police and campus security that the school was in lockdown and to stay in their vehicles.
Students were evacuated starting shortly after 10 a.m. as officers secured buildings. The campus was closed for the day.
Student body president J.J. Quinlivan said he was in a conference room in Takena Hall when he was notified of the evacuation.
One of the students leaving the buildings, Kristie Allen of Brownsville, said that she had been in a writing class when a police officer and school staff member came into the room and said the school was being evacuated. She said that the students were told to go to the parking lot in an orderly fashion and that everyone remained calm.
Police found the man, a 27-year-old student, in the gym in a yoga class. The man had no weapons and was cooperating with police, police Capt. Eric Carter said.
Students arriving at a campus parking lot shortly after 9 a.m. were told by police and campus security that the school was in lockdown and to stay in their vehicles.
Students were evacuated starting shortly after 10 a.m. as officers secured buildings. The campus was closed for the day.
Student body president J.J. Quinlivan said he was in a conference room in Takena Hall when he was notified of the evacuation.
One of the students leaving the buildings, Kristie Allen of Brownsville, said that she had been in a writing class when a police officer and school staff member came into the room and said the school was being evacuated. She said that the students were told to go to the parking lot in an orderly fashion and that everyone remained calm.
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