{
  "id": "2024-10-01-brown-university-rinec-online-threat-evacuation",
  "slug": "brown-university-rinec-online-threat-evacuation-2024-10-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brown University",
    "shortName": "Brown",
    "state": "RI",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Brown Alert",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-10-01",
    "type": "threat",
    "cleryCategory": "community-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Community notice after an online threat led to evacuation of South Street Landing",
    "headlinePublic": "Community notice after an online threat led to evacuation of South Street Landing",
    "summary": "Brown University Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management [published a public notice](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/community-notification-0) dated 2024-10-01 concerning this incident. Full transmitted text is preserved in the case alerts from the [official alerts archive](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts).",
    "outcome": "See official notice for investigation status and guidance to the community.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "THIS COMMUNICATION IS SENT ON BEHALF OF VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, RODNEY CHATMAN\n\n\n\nEarlier today (Oct. 1), an employee at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center -- which is located in South Street Landing, also home to Brown administrative offices on four floors -- received a threat via an online submission form. The threat was shared with Cushman & Wakefield, the building's property manager, which took immediate measures to evacuate the building and notify Providence Police. Providence Police responded quickly and conducted a security sweep of the building. Brown DPS responded concurrently and provided assistance to Providence Police, who had quickly determined that the threat was unfounded and allowed re-occupancy of the building and a return to normal activities.\n\nDespite the fact that there was no credible threat, we know that the need to evacuate the building and the visible response from law enforcement was a concern for many in the building. Brown DPS and colleagues from other Brown offices involved in emergency response are in communication with the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center, and public safety officials from the other colleges and entities who use space in South Street Landing. As we do for all incidents, we'll work collaboratively with those partners to review our response and ensure that we continue to have the necessary protocols in place to effectively respond to reports in a building shared by multiple groups.\n\nAs a reminder, any member of the Brown community can request support from Brown DPS at 401-863-3322 or the Providence Police at 401-272-3121. For any emergency situation, dial 911.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/community-notification-0",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown DPSEM public alerts archive (publicsafety.brown.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text transcribed from the official Brown Public Safety alert page"
      ],
      "characterCount": 1677,
      "timestampApprox": "October 1, 2024 daytime community notice after RINEC threat evacuation"
    }
  ],
  "context": "On 2024-10-01, [Brown University](https://www.brown.edu/) Public Safety issued a community-facing notice archived at [publicsafety.brown.edu](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/community-notification-0). The text is a complete Clery-style or community safety message as posted publicly by the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management. Related notices appear on the [crime alerts index](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Full official text recovered from Brown's public alerts archive",
    "Verbatim transcription preserves original wording for emergency-management research use"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Community notice after an online threat led to evacuation of South Street Landing (Brown Public Safety)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/community-notification-0",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety crime alerts index",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown University emergency information",
      "url": "https://www.brown.edu/emergency",
      "type": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "threat",
    "evacuation",
    "unfounded",
    "community-notification",
    "south-street-landing",
    "brown"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}