CF police confirm an incident occurred at CF Middle School

Chris Vetter, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
Updated ·4 min read

Feb. 7—CHIPPEWA FALLS — Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matt Kelm confirmed Wednesday that there was an incident with a Chippewa Falls Middle School student who was reportedly researching how to make pipe bombs a few months ago, but didn't have the police report readily available.

An online publication named Louder With Crowder is claiming that a student at the school was researching on a school-issued Chromebook in October on how to make pipe bombs and expressed he wanted to kill people. The Leader-Telegram has not viewed the police report that Louder With Crowder claims it has received and cannot corroborate the details of its story. The Leader-Telegram has submitted an open records request to view the report.

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