Bomb Threat At Timber Ridge Middle School: Joliet PD Reveal

JOLIET, IL — Joliet police said that all students and staff were safe after being evacuated from the Timber Ridge Middle School on Bronk Road because of a bomb threat made to the school. Police made the announcement of the incident shortly after 2 p.m. on the Facebook page, calling it an "active incident."

Joliet police said that officers searching the school property and the search was continuing during the 2 p.m. hour. People were urged to avoid the Bronk Road area at this time.

At 5:40 p.m. Joliet police issued the following press release:

District 202 Director of Community Relations Tom Hernandez said building staff immediately evacuated students to nearby River View Elementary School, and that school staff are working with police.

He said the threat came at 1:50 p.m. "Everyone is safe, and this is all the info we have from the police to share at this time," Hernandez said in a statement sent to the media.

District 202 also issued a notification to parents that due to "complications caused by an unidentified threat made today against Timber Ridge Middle School," River View school buses were expected to be about 40 minutes late.