Naval base in Illinois on lockdown amid search for vehicle
[Naval Station Great Lakes, Facebook]
A Naval Station Great Lakes spoksman says the base in northeast Illinois is on lockdown after a vehicle passed through entry without the driver showing credentials.
Public Affairs spokesman John Sheppard says the vehicle went in at 7:09 a.m. Friday. He says the base will remain on lockdown until the vehicle is located.
He says he could not provide further information.
No one was hurt in the incident, according to base officials.
A Facebook posting for the base says “RUN, HIDE, FIGHT! ALL PERSONNEL, LOCKDOWN. TAKE COVER IN NEAREST BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. AWAIT INSTRUCTION. ALL GATES ARE CLOSED.”