Two Fairfield County Schools Enter 'Lock-In' During Bank Robbery Investigation

Two schools in Fairfield County entered their lock-in/lock-out protocols while police investigated a reported bank robbery and Lyft carjacking in the area.

Webster Bank on Main Street in Bridgeport
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

Zak Failla

12/21/2021 12:00 p.m.

Police investigators in Bridgeport were called to the Webster Bank on Main Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, where there was a report of a robbery by a suspect who proceeded to flee in a stolen Lyft vehicle.

The suspect reportedly later caused a crash on Thorme Street. No suspects have been identified and no injuries have been reported.

As a result of the investigation, the Bridgeport School District temporarily placed the Madison Elementary School and the Blackham School to go into their lock-in/lock-out protocol as a precaution.

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