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Matt Kelly Elementary lockdown lifted while Las Vegas police search for car thieves

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By MAX MICHOR LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

February 3, 2017 - 10:44 am

Matt Kelly Elementary School was briefly on lockdown Friday while the Metropolitan Police Department searched for three people who stole a car in the area.

The car thieves fled from a stolen vehicle in the 900 block of Weaver Drive about 8:47 a.m. Friday. The vehicle crashed into a light pole after the trio jumped out.

At 10 a.m. Friday police said the lockdown was lifted but the suspects were still at large.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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