Woman fires handgun in local apartment office

A young woman was arrested Tuesday morning after threatening employees in the Arlington Park Apartment complex with a loaded handgun, according to a Bloomington Police Department report.\nLana Thomas, 25, admitted to firing a gun in the business office of the apartment complex, at 1320 N. Arlington Park Dr., at approximately 8:45 a.m., according to the report. When police responded to the call, Thomas had left the scene, but was found soon after exiting an apartment at the complex. She was detained by the officers and a .22-caliber revolver was found in her purse.\nShe told the police she was angered after discovering a note outside the apartment indicating her car had been towed, the report said. She then confronted complex personnel, pointing her gun at one of the employees and firing it toward the ground, according to the report.\nThomas was charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, possessing a handgun without a license and pointing a firearm at an individual. At press time, she was being held at the Monroe County Correctional Center with bail set at $4,000 surety and $500 cash. \nRepresentatives from the Arlington Park Apartment office refused comment as of press time.