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Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety K9 and SWAT units along with Hollister police cordoned off Hemlock Court in Sunnyslope Village shortly after Marguerite Maze School was shut down out of “an abundance of caution,” according to a Hollister Police Department (HPD) advisory issued at 10:44 a.m. on March 5. The lockdown was lifted at about 9:30 a.m.
The Sunnyvale SWAT and K-9 units were spotted at the intersection of Hemlock Court and Spruce Drive by this reporter. A short time later, a drone was seen hovering overhead and what sounded like three gunshots were heard. Later, a Sunnyvale police officer told BenitoLink that they were flash-bangs (a grenade type device producing a blinding flash of light and a loud bang).
SWAT members were seen entering a residence on Hemlock Court near the end of the street and a man was escorted in handcuffs to a police car.
According to the HPD advisory, the original incident “was isolated and there are no threats to the school. The outside agency car stop is not ICE and the incident does not involve any immigration-related agencies.”
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety did not respond to questions prior to publication.
BenitoLink will update this article as more information becomes available from Sunnyvale Public Safety.
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John Chadwell works as a feature, news and investigative reporter for BenitoLink on a freelance basis.
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