Crime & Safety

Potentially Armed Person In La Grange Found: Cops

The police requested several area schools to go on lockdown during the search.

A potentially armed person was found after a search Thursday afternoon in La Grange, police said.
A potentially armed person was found after a search Thursday afternoon in La Grange, police said. (David Giuliani/Patch)

LA GRANGE, IL – Officers on Thursday found a person who they said was potentially armed and suffering from a mental health-related episode, La Grange police said in a news release.

About 2 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of West Burlington Avenue to look for the person. The police department said it requested several nearby schools to go on lockdown during the search.

The person was found and did not cause problems, the news release said. The lockdowns were immediately lifted, police said.

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Surrounding police departments helped with the search.

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