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  "id": "2018-12-13-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-email-threat-concluded",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-email-threat-concluded-2018-12-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-12-13",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle Email threat (concluded)",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle Email threat (concluded)",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/12/13/uw-alert-seattle-email-threat/) on or about 2018-12-13. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2018-12-13",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE: 11:15 A.M. The University of Washington Police Department continues to investigate the email threats, but has determined there is no safety concern. UWPD has concluded sweeps of affected buildings. The FBI has also advised that the email is not a credible threat.\n\nUPDATE: 10:49 A.M. The University of Washington Police Department is aware of and investigating threatening emails sent to individuals on campus. Police are conducting sweeps of campus buildings as a precautionary measure.\n\nIt appears to be a generic spam email that has been sent to other organizations around the country. If you receive such an email, notify UWPD at 206-685-8973.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/12/13/uw-alert-seattle-email-threat/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 655,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle Email threat (concluded)",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/12/13/uw-alert-seattle-email-threat/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}