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Barricaded subject near Arroyo Grande High School prompts shelter-in-place order

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UPDATE (5:55 p.m.) - Police say officers attempted to make contact with a known felony suspect at an Arroyo Grande hotel Friday afternoon when the man took off running.

Officers using a drone located the man in the backyard of a home on Orchard Street.

He reportedly entered the garage where he was eventually taken into custody and transported to the hospital after complaining of some type of medical emergency.

Police say the man is from Oceano. His name has not yet been released.
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UPDATE (5:23 p.m.) - One person has been taken into custody, according to a KSBY News photographer at the scene.

The shelter-in-place order has been lifted.
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UPDATE (5:09 p.m.) - According to an AlertSLO message, the Arroyo Grande Police Department is engaged with a barricaded subject.

A shelter-in-place order was issued for residents in the area of West Cherry Avenue, Arroyo Avenue, Pilgrim Way, and Orchard Street.
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(4:19 p.m.) - Arroyo Grande High School was placed on a "secure in place" protocol just before the end of the school day on Friday due to police activity in the area.

According to a Lucia Mar Unified School District representative, students were starting to be released as of 3:45 p.m.

A parent told KSBY News they saw multiple law enforcement personnel on the Orchard Street side of the school.

KSBY News has reached out to the Arroyo Grande Police Department for more information.