STAFFORD – A Sunday school was temporarily placed into a lockdown after a caller saw a suspicious man in the area, police said.
On Sunday morning, police were notified by a caller stating a suspicious man was walking in the area of Mckinley Avenue and Doc Cramer Boulevard. The caller described him as a white man about 6′ tall, wearing an orange flannel underneath a bullet proof vest.
Due to sporting events at Doc Cramer and Sunday School at the Saint Mary’s Parish Center, several children were present in the area. As a precaution, authorities temporarily placed the school into a lockdown, and parents were asked to remain in their vehicles until the area was deemed safe.
Police later located the man and discovered that he had been exercising in the area and was wearing a vest for added weight. Officers determined that it was not a bulletproof vest; just indeed a weighted vest intended to add resistance for training, police said.
After finding no suspicious activity, activities at Doc Cramer and St. Mary Parish Center resumed as normal.
“The Stafford Township Police Department would like to commend the citizen who called in the suspicious activity. When tragic incidents occur, all too often it is discovered that suspicious activity had been previously observed, but a citizen was hesitant to make the call. As a Police Department, we would much rather take the time to proactively investigate a suspicious call, than respond to a tragic incident that has already occurred,” Stafford Police said in a statement.
If you suspect suspicious activity, call 911, or report it to our Dispatch Center at 609-597-8581.
