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Richards High School. Central Avenue All Clear: OLPD
Richards High School has been placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure as police respond to a barricaded man in the area.
CHICAGO RIDGE, IL — UPDATE. The situation near 105th Street and Central Avenue on the Chicago Ridge-Oak Lawn border has been resolved. The area has been given the all clear.
All clear on Central Avenue, please resume normal activities, Thank You
— Oak Lawn Police Dept (@OakLawnPD) May 21, 2021
Earlier Friday afternoon, a man was said to be barricaded in a Chicago Ridge apartment Friday afternoon, and is threatening to take his own life. Richards High School has been placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure.
Oak Lawn police also sent out a tweet and have asked people to avoid the area near 105th Street and Central Avenue. Richards High School is also holding graduation exercises on Friday.
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Large police presence 105/Central Ave with OLPD and CRPD. Richards HS currently on lockdown due to Activity with Chicago Ridge Resident, avoid the area, traffic closed on Central Ave from 105 to 107th.
— Oak Lawn Police Dept (@OakLawnPD) May" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/OakLawnPD/... 21, 2021
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