Three Red Deer schools locked down while police conduct nearby arrest

Three schools in west Red Deer were placed under lockdown this afternoon while police arrested a man wanted as part of a drug trafficking investigation.

Red Deer RCMP and the Emergency Response Team arrested the 43-year-old man at a home on 55 Avenue.

Because the residence was adjacent to several schools, RCMP requested that they be placed in lockdown as a safety precaution while the arrest was being carried out.

The lockdowns at West Park Middle School, West Park Elementary and St. Martin de Porres School went into effect at approximately 12:35 p.m. and the arrest was successfully concluded at approximately 1 p.m. The lockdowns were lifted shortly afterward.