Police investigate report of suspicious male near school

No one was hurt last week when Reedsburg Police investigated a report of a suspicious male near Sacred Heart School.

At 11:17 a.m. Oct. 29, the department was notified of a male running through the parking lot with a possible rifle slung across his back. The school didn’t report any direct threats or entry.

Officers responded to area schools and canvassed the area, eventually locating a 13-year-old boy at a nearby residence who matched the description. The investigation determined the boy did not have a firearm while on school property, according to the Reedsburg Police Department report.

The Reedsburg Police Dispatch Center, patrol officers and school resource officers, as well as the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office and Wisconsin State Patrol, were involved in responding to and investigating the incident.