Crime & Safety
Gun Implied In La Grange Park Fight: Cops
The school went on a "soft" lockdown for about 20 minutes, police said.
LA GRANGE PARK, IL – A person believed to have a weapon ended up in front of Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park on Friday morning, prompting the school to go on a "soft" lockdown, authorities said.
About 10 a.m., La Grange Park police were alerted to a traffic altercation involving a weapon near 31st Street and La Grange Road, according to a news release.
The suspect's car was found in front of the academy. Police told Patch that a gun was implied, but the suspect did not have one.
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The suspect was arrested on an unrelated traffic warrant and taken back to the police station.
The school's lockdown lasted about 20 minutes, police said.
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Western Springs and La Grange police helped in the incident, the release said.
Anyone with more information about the altercation is asked to call La Grange Park police at 708-352-7711, ext. 211.
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