Crime & Safety
Bomb Threat At St. Thomas: Buildings Evacuated, Classes Canceled
This is the second bomb threat reported at the University of St. Thomas in less than a month.
UPDATE — The Anderson Student Center has been cleared and reopened. The affected buildings (FDC, JRC, OSS) have been searched and cleared, police said.
St. Thomas issued the following statement on the threat:
"This morning St. Thomas evacuated four buildings on the St. Paul campus in response to a bomb threat that was received. Public Safety searched the buildings and found no suspicious objects. The St. Paul Police Department was notified and is investigating. At 7:45 a.m., the University of St. Thomas switchboard received a generalized bomb threat for the St. Paul campus. Subsequent calls specifically referenced additional buildings. Public Safety issued an evacuation order for the Facilities and Design Center, John R. Roach Center for the Liberal Arts, Anderson Student Center and O’Shaughnessy Science Hall and began searching the affected buildings. In addition, Public Safety and the St. Paul Police Department patrolled the St. Paul campus. Anderson Student Center reopened at 9:30 a.m. after being searched and cleared. Classes in the affected buildings were cancelled until 1 p.m. and will be made up at a later date. No suspicious objects were found, and Public Safety issued an all clear for all buildings at 9:35 a.m. All normal university operations were scheduled to continue after the all clear was given."
SAINT PAUL, MN — University of St. Thomas officials said Tuesday morning they've received another "generalized" bomb threat, with no location given. The Facilities Design Center, John Roach Center, Anderson Student Center and O'Shaughnessy Science Center have been evacuated and are being searched.
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Classes have been canceled until 1 p.m.
USTALERT All classes in affected buildings are cancelled until 1 p.m. Cancelled classes will be made up at a later date (2/2).
— Univ. of St. Thomas (@UofStThomasMN) September 17, 2019
The university's public safety team and St. Paul police are patrolling the St. Paul campus.
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"No suspicious objects found at this time," St. Thomas said over Twitter. "We are actively investigating."
This is the second bomb threat reported at the University of St. Thomas in less than a month.
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