By Dan Stevens
Downtown Scare
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April 14, 2021
Dan Stevens
Sheriff's Deputies and a Negotiator had the suspect stopped and tried to talk with him for more than two hours until he raised his weapon - forcing them to shoot.
Businesses in downtown Lena were locked down and ordered to evacuate, while the School District was put on a soft lockdown after an armed man was reported to have entered Citizens State Bank Friday morning.
At 9:14 a.m. the Stephenson Co. Sheriff's Office received a call from Citizen's State Bank in Lena. The call was for an armed subject who had entered the bank with a firearm. The subject left the bank and walked to a vehicle that was parked in the area, according to Steve Stovall, Chief Deputy at the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office.
An officer arrived in the area of Ci...
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