APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – As police searched for an armed robbery suspect Thursday, five Appleton schools went into lockdown briefly.
According to the Appleton Area School District, police told school leaders about an armed robbery that happened in the 1200 block of N. Badger Avenue around 10:40 a.m.
The schools in that neighborhood, West High, Wilson Middle, Highlands and Lincoln elementary schools and Creative Child 4K were put on lockdown for about 30 minutes.
Officials say the lockdowns have been lifted and classes are continuing as normal.
Appleton police say the suspect was eventually tracked to a used car dealership on S. Commercial Street in Neenah. 40-year-old Chad Goland was taken into custody on a count of armed robbery, but has yet to be formally charged.
