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Driver flees Ottawa police traffic stop; Jefferson Elementary lockdown lifted · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Driver flees Ottawa Police Traffic Stop. Jefferson Elementary lockdown lifted. Written
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by Michael Urbanek This article is being read by an automated voice
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brought to you by Everlet. A driver fled an attempted traffic stop
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in Ottawa on Nov. 6 and later ran from the vehicle on
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foot, prompting a soft lockdown at Jefferson Elementary School, police said.
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Police later lifted the lockdown. They said they have determined there is
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no current danger to the school or the public.
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An Ottawa police officer tried to stop the vehicle about 8:17 a.m.
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Near Canal and Desoto streets, according to a news release. When the
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officer turned on his emergency lights, the vehicle fled, police said.
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The driver later left the vehicle in the area and ran, police
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said.
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Police said they contacted Jefferson Elementary as a precaution and placed the
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school in a soft lockdown.