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Police: White Powder Found In Rockford High School Not Heroin

Rockford Police Department

Rockford police say white powder found inside a high school last month wasn't actually heroin. 

Assistant Deputy Chief Patrick Hoey says a forensic analysis determined the material retrieved from Jefferson High School had no traces of any controlled substance.

A field test originally indicated it was heroin. Hoey says it isn't uncommon for field test kits to produce a false positive result.