Sweep locks down Grosse Pointe North,
turns up marijuana in car, none in school

After a surprise drug sweep last year at Grosse Pointe South High School, Wednesday (Nov. 10) was North's turn. Police arrived at the school at 9 a.m., locked students in their classrooms and swept the school, parking lots, vehicles and lockers for contraband, using approximately 15 drug-sniffing dogs from various police agencies.

No drugs were found in the school, a departmental press release stated, although one student car parked on Morningside Drive was found to contain marijuana and a scale. The sweep took about an hour.

Al Fincham, city administrator and public safety director for Grosse Pointe Woods, called the search a "proactive" one that would "send a clear message to students, parents and the community as a whole that the school administration works closely with the department to keep our schools drug-free."

The event was staged as a training exercise for the dogs and their handlers, which included Raleigh, handled by Sgt. Mike Almeranti from the City of Grosse Pointe.

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