HUTCHINSON- Law enforcement authorities in Hutchinson are Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the

Main Street Dillon’s Store.

According to HPD a store employee ran into the street to flag down a patrol officer telling him they had just been robbed.

According to police a man walked into the store around 11 a.m. and said he had a weapon inside his waistband and demanded money. The man then left the store heading west on foot.

The robbery forced Hutchinson Middle School  8 to go into lockdown temporary lockdown that was lifted just after noon.

 

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HUTCHINSON –. – An incident in the neighborhood of the middle school in Hutchinson has prompted a temporary lock-down of the school located at 14th and Adams Street.

The school sent a notice to parents.

“Hutchinson Middle School is operating with locked exterior doors today and not allowing anyone in after receiving a call from police about a situation in the neighborhood.

We will continue to operate this way until police tell us otherwise.

If you need to pick up a student early, they ask that you call them first at 615-4800 and let us know you are on the way.”
For the record, all exterior doors at HMS-8 are locked during the school day with visitors needing to be “buzzed” in.

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HUTCHINSON –. – An incident in the neighborhood of the middle school in Hutchinson has prompted a temporary lock-down of the school located at 14th and Adams Street.

The school sent a notice to parents.

“Hutchinson Middle School is operating with locked exterior doors today and not allowing anyone in after receiving a call from police about a situation in the neighborhood.

We will continue to operate this way until police tell us otherwise.

If you need to pick up a student early, they ask that you call them first at 615-4800 and let us know you are on the way.”
For the record, all exterior doors at HMS-8 are locked during the school day with visitors needing to be “buzzed” in.