# Breaking news: Great Lakes Naval Station on lockdown after unauthorized entry

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**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-great-lakes-naval-station-on-lockdown-after-unauthorized-entry/846899 "2020-01-24T15:26:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-great-lakes-naval-station-on-lockdown-after-unauthorized-entry/846899/1 "2020-01-24T15:26:22Z")

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[The Naval Station Great Lakes was on lockdown Friday morning as authorities looked for a “gate runner” just before a graduation ceremony was set to take place.

The station posted a message on Facebook urging people “take cover in nearest building or structure.” Those inside were told to “run, hide, fight” and “await instruction.”]([Naval Station Great Lakes Lifts Lockdown as Authorities Question Alleged ‘Gate Runner’ – NBC Chicago](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/naval-station-great-lakes-locked-down-personnel-told-to-take-cover/2206558/))

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-great-lakes-naval-station-on-lockdown-after-unauthorized-entry/846899/2 "2020-01-24T15:42:27Z")

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Attended my son’s graduation there last April.

Update states that they are proceeding with ceremonies after an hour delay. Nothing too serious, I guess.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-great-lakes-naval-station-on-lockdown-after-unauthorized-entry/846899/3 "2020-01-24T21:12:20Z")

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Yeah, turns out the authorities had a good idea of who it was. Just some civilian employee who got confused.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-great-lakes-naval-station-on-lockdown-after-unauthorized-entry/846899/4 "2020-01-24T21:45:30Z")

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> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> Yeah, turns out the authorities had a good idea of who it was. Just some civilian employee who got confused.

A link to the story on WGN’s web site: [https://wgntv.com/2020/01/24/naval-station-great-lakes-on-lockdown-all-personnel-instructed-to-take-cover/](https://wgntv.com/2020/01/24/naval-station-great-lakes-on-lockdown-all-personnel-instructed-to-take-cover/)

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> The “gate runner” at Naval Station Great Lakes ended up being a worker who was authorized to enter the base but who “did not follow directions of the gate sentry," a base spokesman, John Sheppard, said in a news release. The worker was caught a short time after driving onto the base and was questioned, and his Toyota Camry was also found, officials said.