Hoffman Estates schools locked down after reports of armed subject

Some Hoffman Estates schools were placed on temporary lockdown Monday afternoon while police tracked down a reportedly armed person who had intentionally driven a car into another vehicle and then fled the crash scene.

Police were called to the 1700 block of Kent Road at about 2:51 p.m. Monday after the collision and reports that one of the drivers had run away while possibly armed.

The person was apprehended without incident a short time later and taken to Amita Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital for evaluation, police said. Students were later released to their parents.