Let's Give A Mom A Heart Attack!

I was at home working on laundry when I heard a lot of sirens and then heard a helicopter flying over head. Was wondering what the heck was going on. My phone rang pretty quick after all the sirens started and it was the school with an automatic recording letting me know that all students were safe but the school had gone into Code Black and the school was locked down due to gun fire at the storage facility across the street. my friend then called at this point and said she was already at the school and there were cops everywhere and they weren't letting any parents into the school and no kids out. I got in my car and went over too. Even though I knew all the kids were safe inside their classrooms, all I wanted was my boys in MY possession. At a little after 1pm the lifted the lockdown but still had every teacher outside with the pickup and handoff to parents.
After I got the boys in the car I asked them if they were okay and with a very excited voice Nicholas said, "Mommy we had a code black and so Mrs. Kehoe gave us all a treat and turned on a movie. It was a lot of fun!" The child had no clue what was going on and I was so impressed with his teacher to handle it like that so none of the Kinder kids get scared. In a Code Black the teachers have to lock their doors, pull the shades down on all windows, turn off the lights and move the kids to the farthest corner away from the door. Since her TV is over in that corner she just moved them over there and had them watch a movie.
Here is the article from our newspaper this morning along with two pictures from the newspaper.




*ARTICLE FROM PORTERVILLE RECORDER*
Three westside schools were locked down for a few hours Wednesday as Porterville Police officers searched for several parolees who were believed to be armed, through the schools’ neighborhoods.

The incident started at approximately 11 a.m. when police went to a storage facility located on Mathew across from Summit Charter Academy due to reports of gun shots fired, and men fleeing the area. It then lead them to a house in the 15000 block of Road 223, also known as Dogwood Street, to arrest three wanted parolees, Ricardo Lucio, Clem Underwood, and Luke Hulstine.

Upon arrival, one of the men — Underwood — was found in a vehicle and arrested, along with another man on warrants. During that stop, officers saw three other men flee, which prompted the search.

Because of the close proximity of Jim Maples Academy, Burton Elementary and Summit Charter Academy, all three schools were put in lockdown for the safety of the children. That lockdown lasted until about 1 p.m.

“We got word that a couple of parolees were in the area. An officer got here to check and made initial contact with three subjects,” Adminstrative Sgt. Ron Moore said. “The subjects ran — fled on foot. They were believed to be armed.”

At the residence, officers and detectives located Lucio and Hulstine.

Also at the residence were, David Sanchez, Sharon Moya and a 14-year-old juvenile, all of which were arrested for accessory to commit a crime, as they were harboring the wanted parolees, said police.

Detectives were then led to a nearby residence where one of the wanted parolee’s vehicle was located. At the residence in the 22000 block of Avenue 154 were Gerardo Sanchez and Lisa Torres. Both were arrested for possession of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance and being in possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.

In the end, nine people were arrested, three of which were wanted parolees who were booked at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department where they are being held without bail.