Bomb Threat at Old Quarry Result of Wrong Number
School was placed under “soft lockdown” while police and school officials investigated an alleged bomb threat texted to an Old Quarry student’s phone. Police determined the text was sent to the wrong number and referred to an incident in DuPage County.
Old Quarry Middle School was under a “soft lockdown” Thursday morning in cooperation with the Lemont Police Department, after the school received information that a student received a text on her phone Wednesday, stating there was a bomb threat at her school. The student did not receive the text until after school because her phone was at home. After interviewing the student and parent, police and school officials determined the text was the result of a wrong number from a parent in DuPage County near Medina. Police confirmed reports of bomb threats at schools in the Medina area and in Cook County yesterday, and that there is a person being questioned about those incidents. Based on information obtained by local police, there was no …
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