Jamestown police are still investigating a home invasion reported Friday at 14 Franklin St. in the city.
According to Capt. Robert Samuelson, a 911 call came in at 11:48 a.m. reporting that three men armed with guns and wearing ski masks entered the home.
Police didn't release details about what exactly the men demanded, or if they made off with anything, but they did confirm that no one was injured in the incident.
''We don't believe it was a random act of violence, but we ultimately don't know for sure at this point,'' Samuelson said. ''We were able to develop some good information and right now we're following up some leads.''
When officers were initially dispatched to the scene, a call was made to the school resource officer at Jamestown High School, notifying her about the situation in the neighborhood.
She contacted Principal Joe Yelich and the decision was made to place the school into lockdown mode while police canvassed the area looking for the armed suspects.
The home where the incident happened is only a block away from the school, and Jamestown police officers along with New York State troopers used K-9 details to search the area. Once it was determined that the suspects weren't anywhere near the school, the lockdown was lifted.
''We were inundated with phone calls from concerned parents and we actually got so many calls, they began rolling over to the dispatch center in Mayville,'' Samuelson said. ''But the lockdown went exactly as its intended and the students and the staff at the school were safer for it.''
Yelich said the lockdown at the school, which lasted for about half an hour, was entirely precautionary and went off without a hitch.
''It gave us an opportunity to look at this type of a situation and learn something about the things we do to respond to emergencies,'' Yelich said. ''Overall, it went really well - our cooperation with JPD was helpful to them and theirs was helpful to us.''
Yelich said the lockdown helped the JPD investigation by limiting movement both inside and outside of the school while the officers were working in the area.
As the incident occurred around lunch time, some faculty members were outside of the building when the lockdown went into effect. Those who returned to find the doors locked needed to be positively identified before being granted access to the building, Yelich said.
After being given the all-clear at 12:34 p.m., the principal said it was business at usual at the school for the remainder of the afternoon.
''We adjusted our schedule to accommodate for the lost time and went on with the rest of our day,'' he said.
The police department commended the staff at the high school for smoothly enacting the lockdown procedure, and detectives are actively pursuing leads in the home invasion case.
The JPD is asking anyone with information to call the detective's bureau at 483-7537 or the department's tip line at 483-TIPS. Information can also be submitted online on Facebook, MySpace or via e-mail at jpdfio@yahoo.com and all information can be submitted anonymously and will be treated confidentially.
