{
  "id": "2024-08-30-university-of-iowa-capitol-street-ramp-suspicious-package",
  "slug": "university-of-iowa-capitol-street-ramp-suspicious-package-2024-08-30",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Iowa",
    "shortName": "Iowa",
    "state": "IA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Hawk Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-08-30",
    "type": "suspicious-package",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Suspicious package closes Capitol Street Ramp until police clear the area",
    "headlinePublic": "Suspicious package closes Capitol Street Ramp until police clear the area",
    "summary": "On August 30, 2024, the University of Iowa [Hawk Alert system](https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-suspicious-package-capitol-street-ramp-ramp-closed-police-scene-avoid-area-more) reported a suspicious package at Capitol Street Ramp, closed the ramp, and told the community to avoid the area with police on scene. A follow-up [Hawk Alert](https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-police-have-determined-there-no-threat-public-safety-capitol-street-ramp-resume-normal) said police determined there was no threat to public safety and directed resume of normal activity.",
    "outcome": "Police determined no threat to public safety at Capitol Street Ramp; normal activity resumed."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-30T09:16:00-05:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "HAWK ALERT: Suspicious package at Capitol Street Ramp, ramp is closed. Police on scene. Avoid the area. More: emergency.uiowa.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-suspicious-package-capitol-street-ramp-ramp-closed-police-scene-avoid-area-more",
      "sourceDescription": "UI Hawk Alert Archive (page title = full SMS)",
      "annotations": [
        "Archive page title is the full transmitted Hawk Alert SMS text"
      ],
      "characterCount": 129
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "HAWK ALERT: Police have determined there is no threat to public safety at the Capitol Street Ramp. Resume normal activity. More: emergency.uiowa.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-police-have-determined-there-no-threat-public-safety-capitol-street-ramp-resume-normal",
      "sourceDescription": "UI Hawk Alert Archive (page title = full SMS)",
      "annotations": [
        "All-clear: no threat at Capitol Street Ramp"
      ],
      "characterCount": 148
    }
  ],
  "context": "The University of Iowa posts Hawk Alerts to the public [Hawk Alert Archive](https://emergency.uiowa.edu/archive). On August 30, 2024, a two-message sequence covered a suspicious package at Capitol Street Ramp (ramp closed / avoid area) followed by a no-threat all-clear.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Hawk Alert Archive preserves full SMS as page titles",
    "Two-message package/clear pair for Capitol Street Ramp"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Hawk Alert — Capitol Street Ramp suspicious package",
      "url": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-suspicious-package-capitol-street-ramp-ramp-closed-police-scene-avoid-area-more",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hawk Alert — Capitol Street Ramp no threat",
      "url": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-police-have-determined-there-no-threat-public-safety-capitol-street-ramp-resume-normal",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hawk Alert Archive",
      "url": "https://emergency.uiowa.edu/archive",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "suspicious-package",
    "hawk-alert",
    "iowa",
    "2024"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}