(In an update to our earlier report) A student that absconded from the Clarinda Academy earlier today (Wednesday), was captured after a brief foot pursuit at approximately 1-p.m.. The student was apprehended in the commercial business area of 15th & Page Streets. He was taken into custody by Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office and the Clarinda Police Department.

The student has been returned to the custody of the Clarinda Academy. A tip from the public was helpful in the apprehension of the absconded student. The Page County Consolidated Comminations Center also assisted with the activation of the Wireless Electronic Notification System (WENS).

(Original story): — Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports a student had absconded from the Clarinda Academy early this (Wednesday) afternoon. Brothers said the individual was a 16-year old white male, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He stands five-feet 10-inches tall, and weighs 160-pounds. He was wearing black shorts with hoodie. The teen ran from the Academy gymnasium, and was last seen running in a westerly direction from the Clarinda Academy Complex. If you a teen matching that description, call 9-1-1 or the Clarinda Police Department at 712-542-2194.

The Clarinda Academy is a residential academic and behavioral health treatment facility for at-risk youth.