The Upper Moreland Police Department announced at approximately 2:45pm that students and faculty of the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology in Willow Grove were evacuated to Upper Moreland High School campus after an unauthorized person was located inside the school.

“At this time, all students and faculty are safe, accounted for and unharmed. The Eastern campus will be closed for further investigation for the next several hours,” police said in a post.

The department also published the following alert on their web page: “Police activity on Terwood Road between York and Davisville Roads. Please avoid the area.”

UMPD update as of 4:00pm:

A subject is in police custody and the investigation is ongoing. Eastern has been cleared by UMPD and turned over to school administration. The school will be operating on a normal schedule tomorrow.

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