11/18/2009

A 16-year-old Salina boy was arrested after police believe he took a loaded revolver to South High School Tuesday morning.
Korrey R. Rinke, 1015 Scott, was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon onto school property and possession of a firearm by a juvenile, said Salina Deputy Police Chief Carson Mansfield.
Police recovered the .32-caliber H&R Model 732 from a bush at Jerry Ivey Park, which is where Rinke is believed to have hidden the weapon after taking it to the school at 730 E. Magnolia before school started, Mansfield said.
Mansfield said police don’t think the gun was ever inside the school.
Mansfield credited a student who was “alert and responsible” for telling a school resource officer about the weapon.
“Without the student information, the police would be reacting after the fact,” he said. “Police rely on information from citizens. The citizens give you the badge and put you out front, but without cooperation, you don’t have anything.”