Galesburg Police have contacted the Department of Children and Family Services after a 10-year old female student showed up to school with a baggie of cocaine in her coat pocket. Officers responded to King Elementary School on South Farnham Street just after 12:30 pm on Wednesday, November 3rd. According to police reports, the female student passed the baggie around with other students before school staff was alerted to the situation. Officers learned from the girl’s father, who is her custodial parent, that his daughter recently had stayed with her mother who is a known drug user. Police field-tested the white powdery substance which came back positive for cocaine. The investigation is ongoing.
