On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, the Rochester Police Departments received two reports of a man walking down Hartley Road carrying a gun at approximately 10:39 am.
Rochester Memorial School was notified and put in lock down as a precaution. Rochester, Marion and Mattapoisett Police all responded and conducted an area search and investigation.
Police found a Hartley Road resident had been walking from the Wildlife and Fisheries reserve on Hartley Road and was carrying a BB gun that he had been target shooting with.
After interviewing the suspect, police determined there was no safety threat to the school or residents. The lock down at the school was lifted shortly after.
