{
  "id": "2024-02-16-syracuse-university-false-bomb-threat-at-maxwell-hall-confirmed-after-",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-false-bomb-threat-at-maxwell-hall-confirmed-after--2024-02-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-02-16",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-hoax",
    "headline": "False bomb threat at Maxwell Hall confirmed after response",
    "headlinePublic": "False bomb threat at Maxwell Hall confirmed after response",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2024/02/16/public-safety-informational-notice-false-bomb-threat-reported-at-maxwell-confirmed-to-b/). Full text is preserved from the official DPS page.",
    "outcome": "See official DPS notice for investigation status and safety guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) received FALSE report of a bomb threat at Maxwell Hall at 4 p.m. on Friday, February 16. We determined this report to be false following a quick response from DPS and Syracuse Police Department (SPD) and an urgent review of all available video footage around the area. Together with our law enforcement partners, we are investigating who is responsible for making this false report, as well as the false reports we received last earlier this week. If you have any information, please contact DPS or local police. We recognize these incidents have sparked concerns among members of our community, as always, counseling services are available to students through the Barnes Center and to faculty and staff through Carebridge.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/02/16/public-safety-informational-notice-false-bomb-threat-reported-at-maxwell-confirmed-to-b/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 777,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2024-02-16"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety public safety notice series under dps.syr.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official DPS public safety notice preserves campus community warning text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Public Safety Informational Notice: FALSE Bomb Threat Reported at Maxwell, Confirmed to be FALSE",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/02/16/public-safety-informational-notice-false-bomb-threat-reported-at-maxwell-confirmed-to-b/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "bomb-threat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}