ROCK FALLS, Ill. — Authorities in Whiteside County are launching an investigation into what it says is a false hostage they received Saturday afternoon.
According to Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker, on March 5 at about 3:30 p.m., police were alerted to a reported shooting at a home on Route 30 just outside Rock Falls.
The caller told officers they were barricaded inside a house and keeping hostages.
Police later arrived at the scene and said that they did not find the reported incident happening.
Authorities say that they believe the call was a prank, and that there is no threat to the community.
An investigation is underway.