FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — Fort Mitchell police were at Beechwood High School this morning, searching the area around the school for people they think were stealing from a construction zone, according to a statement from the district.
As a result of the search, Beechwood Schools announced it would be on a one-hour delay.
Police announced the search was complete at 7:53 a.m.
Beechwood Schools will be operating on a one-hour delay on Thursday, February 8th. Please see the letter below for more details. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/VJxMoxy3kp
— BeechwoodTigers (@beechwood_tiger) February 8, 2024
Fort Mitchell police said they discovered no forced entry, unlocked doors or surveillance footage that showed anyone had entered the school buildings.
Beechwood Schools first issued a notice to parents in the district Wednesday morning saying that at around 1:40 a.m., Fort Mitchell officers believed they found people possibly stealing from a new construction area on the school's campus.
Fort Mitchell police said they arrested three people for stealing construction materials from the site at Beechwood. One person ran away and has not yet been apprehended, police said.
Officers spent several hours Wednesday morning searching the area around the school for suspects. According to police, they deployed a K-9 unit and drones during the search, which included an exhaustive search of the school's entire campus.
Several Northern Kentucky police agencies were at the school Wednesday morning to help with the search, including Covington police, Newport police, Erlanger police, Villa Hills police, Kenton County deputies and Fort Wright police.
