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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — At least three people have been arrested after an attempted armored truck robbery at the Target on City Avenue on Friday morning. The incident prompted a massive search, as well as lockdowns across Lower Merion Township.
There is still a heavy police presence in the area of Snowden Road, Lodges Lane and Conshohocken State Road.
The pursuit started around 11 a.m. and stretched through Philadelphia and Montgomery County. Law enforcement from several police departments are on the scene.
Eight Lower Merion schools were under lockdown until about 2 p.m. Police urged parents not to go to school buildings to try to pick up their children.
Those schools included Belmont Hills Elementary, Cynwyd Elementary, Merion Elementary, Penn Valley Elementary, Penn Wynne Elementary, Bala Cynwyd Middle, Welsh Valley Middle, and Lower Merion High. Saint Joseph's University was also on lockdown.
Lower Merion Township police urged residents to shelter in place, but that order was lifted around noon.
A fourth person was taken into custody but has since been released. Police say that person was not involved. A believed getaway car was found nearby.
Police also found a gun and clothing abandoned in the area.
Police believe this group is also responsible for a series of armored car robberies over the summer. Detectives are investigating.