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Bensenville assists Elmhurst with swatting incident Phony ‘emergency’ causes evacuation, lockdown for most of Saturday By Dee Longfellow FOR THE BENSENVILLE INDEPENDENT
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Bensenville Mayor Frank DeSimone (left) and Jim Hamill are pictured here, surrounded by donations from residents and local businesses like Chase Bank who gave more than 1,000 canned goods to the Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry.
CP Rail Holiday Train makes first-ever stop in Bensenville On Thursday, Dec. 6, more than 400 attendees welcomed the CP Rail Holiday Train as it pulled into Bensenville at the corner of South York Road and Railroad Avenue. This was the first time that Bensenville had been selected as one of just two stops in Illinois. The brightly-lit, 1,000-foot-long train featured entertainment by The Trews, Willy Porter, and a check presentation from CP Rail to the Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry. The CP Rail Holiday Train serves as a way to raise awareness of local hunger issues and encourages attendees to bring a non-perishable food item for donation to benefit the food pantry. Village President Frank DeSimone braved the bitter cold and welcomed guests
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to the event while aboard the fold-out stage car. “Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support to the Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry today,” he said. “This is by far the coolest thing I’ve been a part of as Village President and hope it is something we can continue to be a part of in years to come.” Canadian Pacific presented a check to the Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry in the amount of $10,000. Jim Hamill who represents the food pantry thanked all attendees, food pantry volunteers, CP Rail, Chase Bank, and the Village for all the support and donations. Representatives from Bensenville taxing bodies like School District 100, School
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About 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, the Elmhurst Public Library had to be evacuated and was placed on lockdown due to an unknown threat. Police and fire officials were on the scene immediately, some with automatic rifles, securing the area and urging drivers to avoid using the surrounding streets. Elmhurst squads were assisted by the Bensenville Police Department as well as Oak Brook, which brought its canine unit to help with clearing the building. One person on the scene was wearing an FBI jacket. By Saturday afternoon, it was learned the library had fallen victim to a “swatting” prank, which brings out a SWAT team, hence the name. Swatting refers to the act of making a hoax call to 9-1-1 to report an emergency situation that does not exist. The action is typically done over social media and the perpetrator can be miles and miles away, sometimes in a different state. “The people who perpetrate this are looking for a tactical response,” FBI Special Agent John Bennett was quoted as saying following a similar incident that took place in Wichita. “They want to see armed officers, they want to see a bomb [squad], dogs, helicopters, that’s all part of the fun they see in this. It can be very devastating.” The incident in Wichita, during which someone was actually shot and killed, initiated from a criminal suspect in Los Angeles. Because the threats are made over the Internet, usually on social media, police say it is fairly easy to track down the perpetrator.
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District 2, the Bensenville Park District, and the Bensenville Community Public Library were all present during the event. “I am so pleased with the amazing turn out from the community,” said State Representative Kathleen Willis who was also in attendance. “I am so thankful for CP Rails donations to the food pantry and that they were willing to make Bensenville one of their stops along the way.” Hundreds of attendees brought a donation for the food pantry including local Bensenville businesses like Chase Bank of Bensenville which contributed more than 1,000 canned goods. Hot chocolate was also provided by Bella Vista Banquets, where 100% of the proceeds will benefit the food pantry.
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