Teens snarling mugshot released after crazy rampage triggered multiple school lockdowns

An 18-year-old teen snarled at cops in his mugshot after he allegedly attempted to steal a car and then took them on a wild foot chase that ended on an elementary school campus.Officers with the Clovis Police Department said Isaac Paradise of Clovis was arrested on Tuesday on the Sierra Vista Elementary School campus after causing multiple schools in the area to go on lockdown while he tried to evade police.Earlier that morning, officers responded to an apartment complex near Sunnyside and Shaw for reports someone was trying to steal a car.  Witnesses told police the suspect ran towards Clovis Avenue.  The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.Please provide a valid email.

By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story During the mile long pursuit, officers got help from overhead from the department’s Drone First Responder and Fresno Police Department’s helicopter.“Sierra Vista Elementary was placed on a brief ‘lockdown’ due to the police activity on and around their campus,” the department said. “School staff also placed Clark Intermediate on a ‘shelter in place’ order and Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) on a lockdown during the police activity.”The department said the lockdowns and the shelter in place were lifted as soon as it was determined to be safe.Clovis Unified Chief Communications Officer Kelly Avants said Sierra Vista Elementary students were quickly moved safely indoors and once Clovis Police officers had concluded their work, things returned to normal operations.“This lockdown was activated to allow Clovis Police Department officers to conclude activity that began off campus and required officers to enter our campus to apprehend a suspect in a neighborhood incident,” Avants said.Police said during a search of the suspect’s property, they allegedly found evidence from another attempted vehicle theft in a...