{
  "id": "2026-07-17-caltech-unconfirmed-threat-consult",
  "slug": "caltech-unconfirmed-threat-consult-2026-07-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "California Institute of Technology",
    "shortName": "Caltech",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Caltech Emergency Notification",
    "alertPlatform": "Everbridge",
    "enrollment": 2400
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-17",
    "type": "threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Pasadena police will consult on an unconfirmed threat called in this morning",
    "headlinePublic": "Pasadena police will consult on an unconfirmed threat called in this morning",
    "summary": "Campus Security said the Pasadena Police Department would come to campus to consult on an unconfirmed threat called in that morning, and that campus operations remained as scheduled.",
    "outcome": "The confirmed notice said operations remained undisrupted and that updates would follow."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-17T10:25:00-07:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Original Notification: 10:25 a.m.\nThe Pasadena Police Department will be responding to campus today to consult on and evaluate a new unconfirmed threat that was called into Caltech Security this morning. Law enforcement's presence on campus is preventative and precautionary.\n\nCampus operations remain undisrupted and as scheduled.\n\nIf you notice anything unusual, please contact Caltech Security at 626-395-5000. We will share updates as more information becomes available.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://security.caltech.edu/announcements-listing/80338",
      "sourceDescription": "Caltech Security announcement, original notification",
      "characterCount": 474,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Two independent reads matched sha256 70835a7a5dc2b559929d56f46bd65cd815f0382cc01d58d0980d6efb235754fd.",
        "The 11:15 a.m. update on the same page differed between reads and is not in this file."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "The live announcement page also carries an 11:15 a.m. update saying the evaluation found no danger. That update did not match a second read and is not confirmed here.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The confirmed text is the 10:25 a.m. original notice. Operations were described as undisrupted."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Caltech Security announcement 80338",
      "url": "https://security.caltech.edu/announcements-listing/80338",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "No SPN save this batch. Snapshot not requested while other reads were in flight. Two reads sha256 70835a7a5dc2b559929d56f46bd65cd815f0382cc01d58d0980d6efb235754fd."
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "threat",
    "private-r1"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}