Dry Creek Elementary, District Office Put on Lockdown

Dry Creek Elementary School and the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District office, both on PFE Road in Roseville, were put on lockdown Wednesday morning, Feb. 22 after a purist ended in the school parking lot.

According to Dee Dee Gunther with the Roseville Police Department, around 8:30 a.m. an auto theft task force was investigating a stolen vehicle on Billy Mitchell Boulevard, when a man, unrelated to the investigation, confronted the undercover officers displaying a handgun. The man led officers on a short pursuit, for less than 2 minutes, that ended at the parking lot at Dry Creek Elementary School.

During the pursuit, a handgun was thrown out the window. Officers later searched and retrieved the weapon, Gunther said.

As a precaution, the school was placed on lockdown, Gunther said.

The driver, 27-year-old Jeffrey Lee Michael Costa of Roseville, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of brandishing a weapon and reckless driving. The passenger was not arrested.

Mark Geyer, Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District superintendent, issued a message to parents Wednesday morning. According to the message, the school and district office were placed on lockdown for approximately 20 minutes.

No injuries were reported, Gunther said.