Cliff Buchan
News Editor

A student found with a knife at Century Junior High School in Forest Lake is being investigated regarding allegations the student threatened other students at Century.

Chief of Police Clark Quiring said the matter is a focus for officers following the March 29 incident reported to police by school officials. The female student was found with a small knife in a sweater pocket after other students reported the matter to school officials, Quiring said.

ìAt this point we are not sure there was ever a threat to other students,î Quiring said. ìWe are still investigating.î

Quiring said the matter evolved after the student was apparently teased by other students regarding her musical likes.

The chief said police have yet to substantiate the existence of a list of names of students who were possible threat subjects.

Quiring said officers have been in contact with the youthís parents who live in the school district.

Under school district discipline policies, the student has been removed from school and is subject to additional school penalties.

ISD831 officials issued this statement: ìRecently officials in the Forest Lake Area School District were made aware that a student was reported to have made a threat to injure other students at Century Junior High. The district and school administration take any reports of such a threat very seriously and have taken a number of steps to assure that Century Junior High continues to provide a safe learning environment for all students.

ìThe district is working closely with law enforcement authorities regarding this incident. School district legal counsel has been retained to investigate these threats and will advise the district regarding appropriate action. We have taken, and will continue to take, precautions to assure students are safe in the building.î

Because of data practices rules, a spokesperson said the district could not comment on the status of the student or if she has been removed from school or would face other sanctions.

Burglary

Police in Forest Lake this week received reports of one residential burglary and two attempted burglaries at business places.

Police were called to 20622 Fenston Ave. early Monday morning where an overnight burglary of an occupied home took place.

The home occupants said sometime during the night a burglar entered the home through an open garage and unlocked garage service door and stole a watch, a credit card and $80 in cash. The occupants were asleep in the home during the burglary.

Attempted business burglaries were reported by Hawaiian Tan, 1500 S. Lake St., on March 31, and Community Helping Hand, 408 SW 15th St., on March 30. In both cases entry was not gained.

During the past week, police were also called to Rainbow Foods, 289 SW 12th St., Moto Mart, 1898 S. Lake St., and Marketplace Foods, 935 S. Lake St., where counterfeit $20 bills were passed. Quiring said police are investigating a subject in one of the incidents.

Police are also investigating a theft from vehicle in the parking lot at Famous Daveís, 43 SW 19th St. At 7:15 p.m., Saturday, April 2, police received a report that a vehicle was entered with jackets, a cell phone and GPS system stolen.

The stolen items had total value of $500-$600, police said.

Snowmobile in lake

Police were called to Third Lake near Willow Point early Sunday morning after receiving a report of a snowmobile going through thin ice.

As police arrived on the scene at 3:27 a.m., two males fled the scene on a second snowmobile, leaving one machine partially submerged in open water.

The Forest Lake Fire & Rescue air boat was dispatched to the scene and followed the tracks of the fleeing sled across the ice but could not track the sled on shore.

The partially submerged machine was removed from the lake and is being held for ownership verification. Quiring said charges are pending against the registered owner and the operator of the snowmobile.

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