Lockdown lifted at Cheyenne High School
School officials and North Las Vegas police stand outside Cheyenne High School, 3200 W. Alexander Road, during the lockdown on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Three people were taken into custody after being found in a stolen vehicle near the school. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
School and North Las Vegas police officers stand outside Cheyenne High School, 3200 W. Alexander Road, during the lockdown on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Three people were taken into custody after being found in a stolen vehicle near the school. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
North Las Vegas police officers search nearby neighborhood for evidence, near Cheyenne High School, 3200 W. Alexander Road, during the lockdown on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Three people were taken into custody after being found in a stolen vehicle near the school. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
Cheyenne High School sign at 3200 W. Alexander Road, is shown during the lockdown on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Three people were taken into custody after being found in a stolen vehicle near the school. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
Cheyenne High School, 3200 W. Alexander Road, was on lockdown briefly on Tuesday morning, April 26, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)
Cheyenne High School was on a brief lockdown Tuesday morning because of police activity in the area, according to Clark County School District spokeswoman Melinda Malone.
Three people were taken into custody after being found in a stolen vehicle near the high school at 3200 W. Alexander Road, near Simmons Street, according to North Las Vegas police spokeswoman Ann Cavaricci.
The lockdown started about 7:45 a.m. and lasted about one hour.
“The lockdown has been lifted,” Malone said.
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