A Scottsdale school was placed in lockdown as police search for an unregistered sex offender, officers said Wednesday afternoon.
The man was identified as Evaristo G. Saucedo.
Scottsdale police received a tip around 10:30 a.m. that Saucedo was doing construction work in the area of 9600 E. Becker Road just north of Shea Boulevard, officers said.
The nearby school, Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church at 9590 E. Shea, was placed in lockdown.
Police believed Saucedo was hiding inside the home but after a search officers came up empty-handed.
The offender is described as Hispanic and about 40 years old. He has dark black hair in a ponytail and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a short-sleeved white T-shirt.
Police said Saucedo has an extensive criminal history with local law enforcement for various violent crimes and has been deported twice.
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