Student, parent arrested after making threat involving weapon to students at Minooka school: police

MINOOKA, Ill. (WLS) -- A student and parent have been arrested, after making a threat to students at a south suburban school, police said in a Facebook post Friday.

The Minooka Police Department investigated a report of a threat involving a potential weapon directed toward the students at the Minooka Intermediate School.



Due to the student's parent's unwillingness to fully cooperate and the nature of the threat, police executed a search warrant at the family's home in the 200-block of Menominee Street, officials said.

The threat was deemed not viable, but the parent was arrested for violating the Firearms Child Protection Act, police said.

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The student was arrested for felony disorderly conduct, and released from custody.



All unsecured firearms were removed from the family's home, as well, police said.