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  "id": "2017-12-11-fitchburg-state-university-fs18-02-reported-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "fitchburg-state-university-fs18-02-reported-bomb-threat-2017-12-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Fitchburg State University",
    "shortName": "Fitchburg State",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "FSU Crime Alert / Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 6700
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2017-12-11",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "FSU Safety Notice #FS18-02: Reported Bomb Threat",
    "headlinePublic": "FSU Safety Notice #FS18-02: Reported Bomb Threat",
    "summary": "Fitchburg State University Police [published a crime alert/safety notice](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/about/university-police/timely-warnings). Full text recovered from the official timely warnings archive.",
    "outcome": "See official Fitchburg State timely warning archive."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2017-12-11",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "FSU Safety Notice #FS18-02: Reported Bomb Threat Monday December 11, 2017 2:12 p.m. Public safety officials were summoned to the McKay Arts Academy early Monday afternoon when an undated bomb threat was found written on a bathroom stall at the school and was reported to a staff member. Based on assessments by public safety officials from the city of Fitchburg and Fitchburg State University, the school is not being evacuated and activities will be held as previously scheduled. The investigation of the incident is ongoing",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/about/university-police/timely-warnings",
      "sourceDescription": "Fitchburg State University Police Timely Warnings archive: FSU Safety Notice #FS18-02: Reported Bomb Threat",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Fitchburg State University Police timely warnings page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 525,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Fitchburg State University Police timely warnings residual archive (wider b93). [FSU Safety Notice #FS18-02: Reported Bomb Threat](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/about/university-police/timely-warnings).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Fitchburg State Crime Alert / Safety Notice text recovered from university timely warnings page."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "FSU Safety Notice #FS18-02: Reported Bomb Threat",
      "url": "https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/about/university-police/timely-warnings",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "massachusetts",
    "fsu-crime-alert",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}