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Remote-Locked Doors and a Search for a Man With a Taser in Olean

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UnfoundedNo evidence of an actual threat was found. The institutional response is documented because the alert communication is identical to what would occur during a real incident.

Jamestown Community College's Cattaraugus County Campus in Olean was locked down around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2022 after a report of a person potentially with a weapon, described as a man with a taser. The college used its security access-control system to remotely lock building doors and evacuate occupants. Olean police cleared the buildings, and the college gave the all clear just after 4 p.m.; the man was never located on campus.

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Institution
Jamestown Community College
Community College · NY
JCC Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
Verified verbatimJamestown Community College official Facebook (@sunyjcc) JCC ALERT post; complete text also republished by WNYNewsNow249 chars
JCC ALERT: Lockdown on Jamestown Community College's Cattaraugus County Campus in all buildings due to man potentially with a weapon. Run, hide, fight. Run from the threat. Hide out of view. Fight to protect yourself if an intruder enters your area.
Verbatim from the JCC ALERT posted by the college's official @sunyjcc account on September 9, 2022 and republished word-for-word by WNYNewsNow; the lockdown began about 1:15 PM EDT.
Embeds the 'Run, hide, fight' active-threat doctrine verbatim into the mass-notification text itself — unusual for a single SMS-length alert, where most campuses link out to guidance instead.
The college remotely locked building doors via its security access-control system as the lockdown began.
ALL CLEARUnknown
Approximate reconstruction146 chars
JCC ALERT: All clear. Police have cleared the Cattaraugus County Campus. The individual was not located on campus. Buildings will reopen Saturday.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed all-clear; the Post-Journal and WGRZ reported the all clear was given on campus just after 4 p.m. EDT on September 9, 2022, with buildings set to reopen the next day.
This is a genuine all-clear because it lifts the lockdown after police cleared the buildings, even though the suspect was still being sought off campus.
Context

Background

Jamestown Community College is a SUNY two-year college whose Cattaraugus County Campus sits in Olean in far western New York. According to WNYNewsNow, the campus was locked down around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2022 over a report of a person potentially with a weapon. WIVB News 4 Buffalo reported the man was described as carrying a taser, that the Olean Police Department evacuated buildings, and that just after 3:20 p.m. police had cleared the buildings and were evacuating more people. The Post-Journal reported the all clear was given just after 4 p.m. and that buildings would reopen Saturday; the man believed to have the taser was never located on campus. The case shows a small rural community college using remote door-locking technology and a multi-hour search in response to a non-firearm weapon report.
Analysis

Key Findings

The college remotely locked building doors via its security access-control system, a notable capability for a small rural campus
The reported weapon was a taser, not a gun, yet it produced a nearly three-hour lockdown and full evacuation
The all clear came just after 4 p.m. even though the suspect was never found on campus, with reopening deferred to the next day
Outcome
No one was injured. The man believed to have a taser was not found on campus, and police continued searching. The college's buildings reopened the next day, Saturday.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Social
    JCC ALERT lockdown post - Jamestown Community College official Facebook (@sunyjcc)
    facebook.com
  2. News
    Lockdown Issued At SUNY JCC's Cattaraugus County Campus - WNYNewsNow
    wnynewsnow.com
  3. News
    Jamestown Community College's Olean campus evacuated, police searching for man with taser - WIVB News 4 Buffalo
    wivb.com
  4. News
    UPDATE: JCC Reports 'All Clear' Following Lockdown - Post-Journal
    post-journal.com
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weapons-violationemergency-notificationnew-yorkcommunity-collegesunylockdowntaserrural-campusevacuationUnfounded
Added May 2026Updated June 2026Via ingestion