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  "id": "2024-08-13-durham-technical-community-college-orange-county-fugitive-lockdown",
  "slug": "durham-technical-community-college-orange-county-fugitive-lockdown-2024-08-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Durham Technical Community College",
    "shortName": "Durham Tech",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X / @durhamtech",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-08-13",
    "type": "lockdown",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Fugitive search locks Orange County campus then yellow remote day",
    "headlinePublic": "Fugitive search locks Orange County campus then yellow remote day",
    "summary": "Durham Tech placed its Orange County Campus on [lockdown](https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823333725863600145) during a law-enforcement search for an escaped fugitive, then [canceled the rest of the day](https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823417185420624136) and shifted the campus to [Yellow Status remote operations](https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823519206731665657) the next day.",
    "outcome": "Lockdown and same-day close Aug 13; Yellow Status virtual classes Aug 14 for Orange County Campus only."
  },
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      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-13T08:20:10-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "[ALERT] Based on information from authorities, Durham Tech's Orange County Campus is on lockdown. More information will follow. Please do not come to the Orange County campus at this time.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823333725863600145",
      "sourceDescription": "@durhamtech lockdown Aug 13 2024",
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      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-13T13:51:49-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Durham Tech’s Orange County Campus is canceling classes and will remain closed for the rest of today, Tuesday, Aug. 13, due to the ongoing search in the area by law enforcement for an escaped fugitive. Please do not come to the Orange County Campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823417185420624136",
      "sourceDescription": "@durhamtech cancel rest of day",
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      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-13T13:52:07-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "The College is in ongoing communication with law enforcement authorities and will provide another update later this evening regarding classes and activities on Wednesday, Aug 14, at Orange County Campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823417264093167944",
      "sourceDescription": "@durhamtech evening update promise",
      "characterCount": 203,
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-05; second blind sha256 match. Thread reply to cancel post.",
        "SPN 523 at capture."
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      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-13T20:37:12-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Durham Tech’s Orange County Campus will move to Yellow Status on Wednesday, Aug. 14, which means this campus will operate remotely except for essential personnel. All Orange County Campus classes will be held virtually. No other Durham Tech locations are affected.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823519206731665657",
      "sourceDescription": "@durhamtech Yellow Status Aug 14",
      "characterCount": 264,
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-05; second blind sha256 match. Same fugitive-search incident; next-day Yellow Status remote for Orange County Campus only.",
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  "keyFindings": [
    "Official multi-message sequence: lockdown, same-day cancel, evening update promise, next-day Yellow Status remote.",
    "Other Durham Tech locations explicitly unaffected on Aug 14."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@durhamtech lockdown",
      "url": "https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823333725863600145",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-05",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@durhamtech cancel rest of day",
      "url": "https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823417185420624136",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-05",
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    },
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      "title": "@durhamtech evening update",
      "url": "https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823417264093167944",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-05",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
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    {
      "title": "@durhamtech Yellow Status",
      "url": "https://x.com/durhamtech/status/1823519206731665657",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-05",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "north-carolina",
    "lockdown",
    "fugitive-search",
    "durham-tech"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-05",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-05",
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