Update 4:29 p.m.

This incident is still under investigation, anyone with information is urged to call the Reno Police Department's non-emergency line at (775) 334-2677.

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Update 3:39 p.m.

Stead Elementary School will now be doing a semi-controlled release of students, per Emergency Management.

There is no longer any police activity in the area.

According to the Reno Police Department, officers responded to a home on Silver Lake Road they suspected was being burglarized.

They believed someone was in the house when they arrived, but when they cleared the house, nobody was inside.

No suspects have been identified and the investigation is still active.

We will update you as we learn more.

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O'Brien Middle and Stead Elementary Schools have returned to 'secured campus' status as a precaution due to increased police activity outside of the schools on Silver Lake Road.

Washoe County School District says the police activity is not related to the school, and that School Police are on scene of both school campuses and students are safe.

There will be a controlled release of all students at both schools.

We will provide you with updates as we received them. 

ORIGINAL STORY:

The Reno Police Department says the schools are not involved in the incident but are on lockdowns as a safety precaution.

There is no immediate word on when the lockdowns will end. 

Please avoid the area.

Starting this year, WCSD says it "will no longer use codes to implement emergency procedures. A Secured Campus occurs when an outside event, threat near the building or an on campus incident that requires security actions to take place.  Secured Campus is a preventative response which rapidly enhances the level of security within the building."