Knox County Sheriff David Shaffer reports that on Friday, October 18, Knox County deputies along with K9 units from the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Danville Police Dept. conducted a check of the East Knox Middle School and High School. Three K9’s from the State Patrol and one from Danville Police department conducted the check.
The K9’s are trained in detecting and alerting to the scent of certain illegal drugs. The check consisted of lockers, book bags, and vehicles on school grounds and took about two hours. All students remained in their classrooms during this time. One item was turned in prior to the search.
No illegal items were discovered during the check.
