{
  "id": "2021-11-07-brown-university-main-green-suspicious-package",
  "slug": "brown-university-main-green-suspicious-package-2021-11-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brown University",
    "shortName": "Brown",
    "state": "RI",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "BrownAlert",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-11-07",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "ongoing",
    "headline": "Suspicious package near Main Green; later all-clear",
    "headlinePublic": "Suspicious package near Main Green; later all-clear",
    "summary": "Brown Public Safety [issued a Brown Alert to avoid Main Green buildings during a suspicious package investigation](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/police-investigation-suspicious-package-0), then [cleared the incident](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/police-investigation-suspicious-package-2).",
    "outcome": "See Brown Public Safety alert.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2021-11-07 (Brown Public Safety)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Brown Alert: The Department of Public Safety and the Providence Police are investigating a suspicious package. The Life Science Building is not involved. Please avoid the Main Green buildings, John Hay, the Rock, and List Art until further notice.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/police-investigation-suspicious-package-0",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown Public Safety alert page",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from publicsafety.brown.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 247
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "2021-11-07 (Brown Public Safety all-clear)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Brown Alert: The suspicious package incident has been cleared. No suspicious packages were found. Thank you for your cooperation.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/police-investigation-suspicious-package-2",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown Public Safety alert page",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from publicsafety.brown.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 129
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official full text from [Brown Public Safety](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/police-investigation-suspicious-package-0).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Brown Public Safety timely warning archive recovery"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/police-investigation-suspicious-package-0",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/police-investigation-suspicious-package-2",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety Alerts",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts",
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    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "brown",
    "brown-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}