Police: Threatening Note Found at Wheaton North Mentioned a Bomb

The did mention a bomb, Wheaton Deputy Police Chief Tom Meloni confirmed Monday.

Wheaton North High School was placed under heightened security Friday after a threatening note was found written on a student bathroom wall for the second time that week, according to Erica Loiacono, School District 200 spokeswoman. 

Police continue to investigate the notes found Wednesday and Friday at Wheaton North High School to determine who wrote them, Meloni said. 

Police on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday conducted interior and exterior searches at the school and found no “suspicious devices.” District 200 had a canine unit inspect the school Thursday evening, said Loiacono. They also found nothing, Meloni said. He added there were extra officers at the school all day Thursday and Friday, especially at times of students' arrival and dismissal.

“When there is a bomb threat in any location we take them seriously” Meloni said. He added that threats like this are not uncommon, that if schools were evacuated every time a bomb threat was called in, schools would have a hard time conducting the day, he said. 

Loiacono said the district has a "strong lead" on who is responsible and that police are following up. Parents were notified of the security alert via email around 11:15 a.m. Friday.