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Police investigate possible weapons threat at Rock Island High School

By Brian Weckerly,

10 hours ago

The Rock Island Police Department was called to investigate a possible weapons threat at Rock Island High School.

According to a release from the Rock Island-Milan School District:

We were made aware of an allegation at approximately 1:45 pm that there may be weapons outside of the school on school property. Upon receiving this information, the Rock Island Police Department was notified for assistance. The School Resource Officer and administrators searched the identified locations on school grounds for the alleged weapons. No weapons were found. There is no threat at this time, neither was there a threat inside the school building.

The district thanked staff and police for their quick thinking and action during the investigation.

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