Police in Inver Grove Heights shut down a homecoming dance at Simley High School on Saturday night after a report of a possible weapon at the event.
In a Facebook post, the police department said the school resource officer, who was at the event, along with high school officials were unable to substantiate the rumor but decided to shut down the dance early anyway.
“We take an incident like this very seriously and in the best interest of safety for all attending the dance the Inver Grove Heights Police Department along with Simley High School Administration decided to shut down the Homecoming dance early,” the post said. “The Inver Grove Heights Police Department will be working with Simley High School Administration to further investigate the situation.”