SACO — Thornton Academy was locked down briefly this morning after a robbery at a nearby drugstore.
The school was told of the Rite Aid robbery, which did not involve a weapon, at about 8:30 a.m., and police asked the school to lock down as a precaution.
About 25 minutes later, Thornton Academy was told that there was no danger, the school said in a statement. Teachers went back to normal classroom instruction at that time, school officials said.
Information about the robbery has not yet been released by Saco police.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Comments are no longer available on this story