ALGOMA, WI (WTAQ) – The Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department has issued a release Thursday clarifying a misunderstanding at Algoma Elementary School on Wednesday.
According to the release:
“The woman in the photo was at the school legitimately to pick up her granddaughter. A misunderstanding of the student’s name the grandmother was picking up led to the wrong student being summoned to the school office. The student that was summoned to the office did not recognize any of her family or family vehicles and the student was returned back to class. The lady in the photo, the grandmother, did locate her granddaughter after school when school was released for the day.
All children in this incident were never at risk of any type of abduction or abduction attempt. I would like to thank the grandmother for coming forward so quickly to resolve the issue. I would like to commend the parents for bringing this issue to the local Police Department’s attention so that we could get this matter resolved in a positive light. I also would like to commend the Algoma School District for reporting this in a timely fashion and working with the Police Department for again a positive result.”
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Police in Algoma are looking to identify a woman after they say she requested to pick up a student at school, claiming to be a distant relative.
Police say on Tuesday, at approximately 3:00 p.m. an unknown woman entered the Algoma Elementary School asking for a student by name.
The woman claimed to be a distant relative of the student.
The student did not go home with the woman and was later picked up by her mother.
The woman is described as black, approximately 6 feet tall with red or orange highlights in her hair. She was driving a black car.
If you have any information on this incident or recognize the woman, please contact the Kewaunee County Dispatch Center at (920) 388-3100.
