UPDATE: Redondo Beach bank robbery
A Redondo Beach school was forced to cancel its students' Halloween carnival Friday when a man robbed a nearby bank.
Students at Madison School were locked in their classrooms shortly after the 11:15 a.m. robbery at One West Bank, 2233 Artesia Blvd., police and school officials said.
The robber pulled a gun, waved it around, robbed the bank and ran into the adjacent neighborhood, police said. No one was hurt.
No customers were in the bank.
Officers surrounded the area and began a yard-to-house search with dogs.
Police, meanwhile, advised school officials to keep students inside, said Frank DeSena, Redondo Beach Unified School District assistant superintendent..
The lockdown was lifted at 3:10 p.m.
Police continued searching for the robber for about another 30 minutes, but did not find him.
The robber was described as black, in his late 20s to early 40s and heavy set. He wore a gray T-shirt, gray shorts and white socks with white shoes.
He wore a bandana over his face, and might have had a beard.
Unfortunately for students, the robbery cost them their afternoon Halloween carnival, which was canceled.
Parents and students had game booths and food prepared for the event.
"The hope is that they'll reschedule," DeSena said.
Students at Madison School were locked in their classrooms shortly after the 11:15 a.m. robbery at One West Bank, 2233 Artesia Blvd., police and school officials said.
The robber pulled a gun, waved it around, robbed the bank and ran into the adjacent neighborhood, police said. No one was hurt.
No customers were in the bank.
Officers surrounded the area and began a yard-to-house search with dogs.
Police, meanwhile, advised school officials to keep students inside, said Frank DeSena, Redondo Beach Unified School District assistant superintendent..
The lockdown was lifted at 3:10 p.m.
Police continued searching for the robber for about another 30 minutes, but did not find him.
The robber was described as black, in his late 20s to early 40s and heavy set. He wore a gray T-shirt, gray shorts and white socks with white shoes.
He wore a bandana over his face, and might have had a beard.
Unfortunately for students, the robbery cost them their afternoon Halloween carnival, which was canceled.
Parents and students had game booths and food prepared for the event.
"The hope is that they'll reschedule," DeSena said.
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