Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers, Tuesday, said shortly after 1:30-a.m., Tuesday, the Clarinda Academy reported that a student had left campus without authorization. A short time later, officers responded to Casey’s General Store, 318 E. Washington when it was reported that a 2017 Dodge Ram Pick up had run into the front of the building, causing major structural damage to the building and the Dodge Pick-Up..

Officers learned that the pick-up had been stolen from a residential driveway at 216 W. Walnut Street. The truck is owned by 40-year-old Scott Phillips, of Clarinda. An investigation revealed that the student who had left the Clarinda Academy, a 15-year-old white male from Michigan had stolen the pick-up, and intentionally rammed the front of the Casey’s building.

The student was located by Clarinda Academy Staff during the investigation of this incident and returned to the facility.

All reports will be forwarded to Page County Juvenile Court Services and the Page County Attorney’s Office for review concerning the filing of petitions alleging juvenile delinquency.