(Release) On Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at approximatley 9:30 a.m., a K-9 units of the Barron Police Department and the Four Corners Police Department conducted a search of the Barron High School and the parking lot. During the search the dogs gave a postitive alert on a vehicle that belongs to a student. Upon search of the vehicle, drug paraphernalia was located inside the vehicle. The student was cited for drug paraphernalia.
Mike Freeman - Assistant Chief of Police / Rice Lake
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K-9 Search Finds Drugs at Barron School
Friday, October 28, 2016
On Wednesday, October 26th, 2016, the Barron County Sheriff's Department K-9 division conducted random drug searches of the New Auburn and Prairie Farm school buildings and parking lot areas with the assistance of School Resource Deputy Kuffel.
K-9 Chase alerted on a car in the New Auburn School and a subsequent search of this vehicle uncovered 1.5 grams of Marijuana and a Marijuana Pipe.
A 17 year old New Auburn student was questioned, cited and turned over to his parents.
No other drugs were located in either school.
The Barron County Sheriff's Department K-9 division performs random searches of all the area schools at the request of these schools trying to do its part to keep our schools drug free.
Per Chris Fitzgerald, Barron County Sheriff
Last Update: Nov 01, 2016 5:17 pm CDT
