Suspicious Person Report Triggers Lockdown, Police Presence at Minnesota High School

Minnetonka, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Minnesota school that went into a lockdown Tuesday morning has been given the all clear. 

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The lockdown and subsequent sizable police presence was reported shortly before 10 a.m. 

The Minnetonka Police Department said its officers were responding to the report of a suspicious person at the Minnetonka High School. 

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Authorities had asked the public to avoid the area surrounding the building while the report was verified. 

About 20 minutes after announcing the large response, authorities gave the all clear, saying the person who triggered the report and subsequent lockdown response was part of a work crew. 

Officials say the Minnetonka School District plans to release more information at a later time. 

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