Juvenile intimidates police with BB gun

Police say an off-duty Bloomington Police officer witnessed a juvenile brandish a gun while both were driving Friday night on Kirkwood Avenue.\nBPD Officer Jeff Alwine was off-duty while driving his jeep east on Kirkwood Avenue at about 8 p.m., said BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada. The headlights of Alwine's jeep were shining into the back window of the Honda that was in front of him.\nWhile both vehicles were at the stoplight at the corner of Kirkwood Avenue and Walnut Street, the passenger inside the Honda raised what appeared to be a handgun into Alwine's view, Canada said, reading from a police report.\nAlwine notified the Police Department and an officer on-duty pulled the Honda over at 10th Street and Woodlawn Avenue. The on-duty officer discovered the 16-year-old male passenger had a BB gun.\nThe juvenile was charged with intimidation and referred to probation, Canada said.