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1 person taken into custody at Pinehurst Elementary School

One person was arrested Monday afternoon at Pinehurst Elementary School.
Posted 2022-09-12T20:43:59+00:00 - Updated 2022-09-12T21:24:38+00:00
Handcuffs on prison bars

One person was detained Monday afternoon at Pinehurst Elementary School.

A spokesperson with the school told WRAL News a man was having a "mental health crisis". 

Concerned parents in the pick up line called authorities, police who came and detained the man and took him to get medical attention.

Authorities said the person was not armed and is not a threat to the community.

Police also said that no one was injured.

Pinehurst Elementary School off Dundee Road in Pinehurst, which is located 70 miles southwest of Raleigh near Southern Pines.

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