Deputies have arrested a student for possession of weapons on school property. The weapons were found in the student's vehicle in the parking lot of Dixie Hollins High School. The incident occurred at about 11:05 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2009 in the parking lot of Dixie Hollins High School located at 4940 62nd Street North in St. Petersburg.

Deputies initially received a call from a citizen who reported seeing three kids in a vehicle wearing ski masks in the area of the 5200 block of 66th Street in St. Petersburg.

The complainant provided a good description of the vehicle and the vehicle was subsequently spotted by the school campus monitor in the parking lot of Dixie Hollins High School. The campus monitor saw a student inside the vehicle, blocked it in and requested the assistance of School Resource Officers.

The SROs made contact with the student and subsequently searched the vehicle, where they found two Chinese throwing stars, a three bladed circular knife and a ski mask.

The student identified as 18-year-old Michael August Volpini was arrested for felony possession of weapons on a school campus and transported to Pinellas County Jail without further incident.

Volpini told deputies that he and two friends had been in the vehicle earlier in the day "playing around" with the ski mask. 

To view the suspect’s booking record and photograph visit www.pcsoweb.com and use the 'Who's in Jail' function.