{ "id": "2025-01-08-cal-state-long-beach-library-bomb-threat", "slug": "cal-state-long-beach-library-bomb-threat-2025-01-08", "institution": { "name": "California State University, Long Beach", "shortName": "CSULB", "state": "CA", "type": "public-masters", "alertSystemName": "BeachAlert", "enrollment": 39000 }, "incident": { "date": "2025-01-08", "type": "bomb-threat", "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification", "resolution": "unfounded", "headline": "Bomb threat evacuates library and adjoining academic buildings", "summary": "CSULB [issued BeachALERT messages after a bomb threat targeting the campus Library](https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877127107303674095), expanded evacuation, and [all-cleared after K9 search](https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877175845799784636).", "outcome": "No explosive devices were found. Approximately five people were evacuated from the library because the campus was between semesters; the evacuation perimeter ultimately expanded to include Academic Services, Liberal Arts 1, 2, and 3, the College of Liberal Arts administration building, and Education 1 and 2. The library was closed for the remainder of the day; normal operations resumed the next morning. No suspect was identified.", "casualties": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0 }, "headlinePublic": "Bomb threat evacuates library and adjoining academic buildings" }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "channel": "sms", "timestamp": "2025-01-08T14:47:00-08:00", "verbatimText": "This is a CSULB BeachALERT!\n\nThe University has received a bomb threat targeting the campus Library. If you are inside the Library or the adjoining Academic Services (AS) building evacuate now. All others stay away from the area until further notice. Police are actively investigating. We will share updates as soon as they become available.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877127107303674095", "sourceDescription": "@CSULBPolice BeachALERT screenshot 2:47 PM", "annotations": [ "Transcribed from official PD X screenshot of BeachALERT body (post caption is timestamp only).", "Dual independent image OCR match 2026-08-03.", "SPN 523 at capture." ], "characterCount": 341 }, { "sequence": 2, "type": "update", "channel": "sms", "timestamp": "2025-01-08T15:35:00-08:00", "verbatimText": "This is a CSULB BeachALERT!\n\nUPDATE: Law enforcement are on-scene and continue to conduct searches in the area. The Library, Academic Services, Education 1 (EED), Education 2, and Liberal Arts 1, 2, and 3 have been evacuated and are closed until further notice. We will continue to share updates as they become available.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877138889116156266", "sourceDescription": "@CSULBPolice BeachALERT screenshot 3:35 PM", "annotations": [ "Official PD X screenshot. Dual image OCR. SPN 523 at capture." ], "characterCount": 321 }, { "sequence": 3, "type": "update", "channel": "sms", "timestamp": "2025-01-08T16:25:00-08:00", "verbatimText": "CSULB BeachAlert!\n\nUPDATE: Law enforcement investigation and search efforts are ongoing. The Library, Academic Services, Education 1 (EED), Education 2, and Liberal Arts 1, 2, and 3 remain closed at this time. We will continue to share updates until the situation is resolved.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877152452069257395", "sourceDescription": "@CSULBPolice BeachALERT screenshot ~4:25 PM", "annotations": [ "Header casing BeachAlert (not BeachALERT) preserved from screenshot. Dual image OCR. SPN 523." ], "characterCount": 276 }, { "sequence": 4, "type": "all-clear", "channel": "sms", "timestamp": "2025-01-08T18:01:00-08:00", "verbatimText": "This is a CSULB BeachALERT!\n\nALL CLEAR. A thorough search of the Library building has been completed with the assistance of multiple K9 teams from the Long Beach Police Department. There is no threat at this time. The Library will remain closed for the remainder of the day. Normal operations will resume tomorrow morning.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877175845799784636", "sourceDescription": "@CSULBPolice BeachALERT all-clear screenshot 6:01 PM", "annotations": [ "Official PD X screenshot. Dual image OCR. SPN 523 at capture." ], "characterCount": 322 } ], "context": "Shortly after 1:35 PM PST on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, [a CSULB employee received a phone call](https://lbpost.com/news/crime/bomb-threat-cal-state-long-beach-library/) in which a caller said only, 'There's a bomb in the library.' The threat was vague, naming no person, group or motive. CSULB officials worked with University Police to verify the threat and approximately 70 minutes later sent a [BeachAlert instructing anyone in the library or the adjoining Academic Services building to evacuate](https://lbcurrent.com/news/2025/01/08/csulb-library-evacuated-after-bomb-threat-investigation-underway/); the evacuation perimeter expanded as the response unfolded to include [Liberal Arts 1, 2, and 3, the College of Liberal Arts administration building, and Education 1 and 2](https://lbcurrent.com/news/2025/01/08/csulb-library-evacuated-after-bomb-threat-investigation-underway/). Three police K-9 teams swept the library, a process [Long Beach Post reported takes at least 90 minutes](https://lbpost.com/news/crime/bomb-threat-cal-state-long-beach-library/). At approximately 6:01 PM the university issued an all-clear stating, 'There is no threat at this time.' Because the campus was between fall and spring semesters, [only about five people had to be evacuated](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/cal-state-long-beach-evacuation-bomb-threat/3598387/), illustrating how the calendar dramatically affected the human cost of the threat.", "keyFindings": [ "Official PD X screenshots replace reconstructed SMS.", "Four-message BeachALERT chain with expanding perimeter then K9 all-clear." ], "responseTimeMinutes": 70, "sources": [ { "title": "@CSULBPolice BeachALERT 2:47", "url": "https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877127107303674095", "type": "official-social", "accessDate": "2026-08-03", "archiveUrl": null, "archiveNotes": "SPN 523" }, { "title": "@CSULBPolice BeachALERT 3:35", "url": "https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877138889116156266", "type": "official-social", "accessDate": "2026-08-03", "archiveUrl": null, "archiveNotes": "SPN 523" }, { "title": "@CSULBPolice BeachALERT 4:25", "url": "https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877152452069257395", "type": "official-social", "accessDate": "2026-08-03", "archiveUrl": null, "archiveNotes": "SPN 523" }, { "title": "@CSULBPolice BeachALERT all-clear", "url": "https://x.com/CSULBPolice/status/1877175845799784636", "type": "official-social", "accessDate": "2026-08-03", "archiveUrl": null, "archiveNotes": "SPN 523" } ], "confidence": "medium", "tags": [ "bomb-threat", "library", "evacuation", "california", "csulb", "k9-search", "between-semesters", "vague-threat", "unfounded" ], "dateAdded": "2026-05-03", "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03", "addedBy": "ingestion", "factChecked": { "date": "2026-05-14", "notes": "Verified 1:35 PM PST call-received time and 'shortly after 2:45 PM PST' first-BeachAlert time via Long Beach Post (citing CSULB police Lt. Carol Almaguer). 6:01 PM PST all-clear and five-person evacuee count confirmed across LB Watchdog, NBC Los Angeles, and Long Beach Current. Expanded the outcome and context fields to capture the broader evacuation perimeter (Liberal Arts 1/2/3, COLA admin, Education 1 and 2) reported by Long Beach Current but absent from the prior writeup. Five-word verbatim threat ('There's a bomb in the library') verified." } }