Police locked down the area searching for a group of teens after a hold-up at the MLK Grocery Outlet Tuesday afternoon.

Police say they were called to the MLK at Union grocery around 12:30 PM to a report of three teens who attempted to steal around $50 worth of items but were stopped by employees. Police say store security engaged in a “brief struggle” and recovered the stolen items before the teens threatened that they had a firearm and were able to flee the store.

SPD says a K-9 team conducted a track of the suspects, “leading back to the entrance of Garfield High School where the track ended.”

SPD reports no arrests have been made at this time but evidence was collected from the scene and the SPD Robbery Unit was notified.

Garfield and nearby Nova High School were placed into lockdown by SPD during the response. Last week, the campuses were also placed under security protocols after a bout of nearby gunfire.

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