Residents in the #BalaCynwyd section of Lower Merion Township were told to shelter-in-place until they hear otherwise as police search for three armed people Friday afternoon. Schools in the area — including Belmont Hills ES, Cynwyd ES, Merion ES, Penn Valley ES, Penn Wynne ES, Bala Cynwyd MS, Welsh Valley MS, and Lower Merion HS — are locked down as a precaution, the Lower Merion School District said. The Lower Merion School District said police are pursuing a robbery suspect and urged parents not to go to its school buildings or pick up their children until further notice out of an abundance of caution. Click on the link in our bio for the latest developments.