(from Rockford Public Schools News Release)

JANUARY 29, 2008 – At approximately 3 p.m. today, an Auburn High School student was the victim of an armed robbery in the student parking lot.

The assailant, an expelled Rockford Public Schools student, was apprehended by Rockford Police officers and arrested on the grounds at Auburn.

Police recovered a loaded revolver, which they believed was used in the robbery. No one was harmed during the incident.

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