Monday, February 25, 2008

Update on bomb threat at PSU

From the school's website -- apparently it wasn't a phone call at all:

AT 11:53 A.M. A FACULTY MEMBER NOTIFIED PORTLAND STATE'S CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY (CPSO) OF A NOTE FOUND IN THE RESTROOM INDICATING THAT A BOMB WOULD DETONATE IN NEUBERGER HALL AT 4:30 P.M. ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008. CPSO IMMEDIATELY LOCKED DOWN AND EVACUATED THE BUILDING AND VERFIED THE POSSIBILITY OF A THREAT. THE UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED AN INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER. PORTLAND POLICE HAVE SWEPT THE BUILDING. THE UNIVERSITY IS CONTINING THE INVESTIGATION AND WILL KEEP THE BUILDING CLOSED AND SECURED UNTIL AT LEAST 5:30 P.M THIS EVENING. CONTINUE TO CHECK THE WEB FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON EVENING CLASSES (UPDATED 1:45 P.M.)


Such fun,

Bp

10 comments:

Bentley said...

Weird man. Though i think if people were going to bomb a building they'd not leave a note in the bathroom. Though with the current state of US Colleges and Schools every thread is a serious threat.

Iciyapi Tate said...

wow

Bpaul said...

I would love to research the tests that were to be administered that day in that building, and just knock on a few doors LOL.

Bpaul said...

Oh and Bentley, nicely subdued joust there "state of US colleges and schools"

you elitist canukistani you, a little violence is good for the soul of the nation -- hasn't that been made obvious over the last 8 years or so?

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hm

Heritage Natural Finishes (formerly Land Ark Northwest) said...
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Heritage Natural Finishes (formerly Land Ark Northwest) said...

You remember the pipe-bomb a few years back in the mailbox outside Grand Central Bakery on Hawthorne? Just giving bentley more ammo )

Bentley said...

We do have our Fair share of Violence.. its just not the norm here, and hopefully never will be..

Bentley said...

What type of animal blows up a bakery!?

Bentley said...

Minus the huge explosion in vancouver a couple weeks ago >_> EVERYTHING IS FINE MOVE ALONG CITIZEN.

Heritage Natural Finishes (formerly Land Ark Northwest) said...

They never figured out who left the pipe bomb in the mailbox. Not sure it was intended for the bakery -- would have been easy to do some actual harm with just a little observation and thought.

I know you all have a bit of violence up there. Where there are humans, there is generally violence. Even in Norway. However, we Americans tend to skew the numbers, with WAY MORE per capita than just about anywhere in the 'civilized' world. Bah. I'm going to tend my fire downstairs before I get truly riled up. Next thing you know is I'll be posting on the Nader/election thread.