Police standoff with possibly armed suspect in Woodland causes school lockdowns

A wanted suspect is in custody after an hours-long standoff with Woodland police that caused lockdowns at nearby schools.

Sgt. Richard Towle, spokesperson for Woodland Police Department, said a 39-year-old suspect was spotted by an officer around 1:30 p.m. He had a warrant for his arrest for assault with a deadly weapon, but after an officer tried to do a traffic stop, the man took off, eventually leaving his car behind and running toward a residential neighborhood south of Maxwell Elementary School.

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