{
  "id": "2025-05-20-syracuse-university-swatting-call-at-dineen-hall-no-threat-identified",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-swatting-call-at-dineen-hall-no-threat-identified-2025-05-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-05-20",
    "type": "swatting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-hoax",
    "headline": "Swatting call at Dineen Hall; no threat identified",
    "headlinePublic": "Swatting call at Dineen Hall; no threat identified",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2025/05/20/public-safety-informational-notice-swatting-call-at-dineen-hall-no-threat-identified/). 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": "At 3 p.m., the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Syracuse Police Department (SPD) responded to a swatting call at Dineen Hall. DPS and SPD quickly made their way through the building and determined there was no threat to the community. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2025/05/20/public-safety-informational-notice-swatting-call-at-dineen-hall-no-threat-identified/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 313,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2025-05-20"
    }
  ],
  "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: Swatting Call at Dineen Hall – No Threat Identified",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2025/05/20/public-safety-informational-notice-swatting-call-at-dineen-hall-no-threat-identified/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "swatting"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}