Two teens arrested for bomb threat at Leroy McDonald’s

Posted on May 18, 2017
(Photo courtesy of Leroy Police Department)

By Howard Packowitz

LEROY – Police in Leroy, southeast of Bloomington, have arrested a pair of teenage boys, who may have gotten a little more than they bargained for when they were making prank calls early Mother’s Day morning.

Police have arrested the 14-year olds for allegedly phoning in a bomb threat that forced an evacuation of the Leroy McDonald’s about 7 o’clock Sunday morning. Authorities said the restaurant was shut down for about an hour, and Leroy fire and ambulance crews were on stand-by as Leroy Police and the McLean County Sheriff’s Department secured the area.

Police released the boys to their parents as they await hearings in juvenile court.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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