Public Safety Informational Notice: FALSE Bomb Threat Reported at Maxwell, Confirmed to be FALSE

Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) received FALSE report of a bomb threat at Maxwell Hall at 4 p.m. on Friday, February 16. We determined this report to be false following a quick response from DPS and Syracuse Police Department (SPD) and an urgent review of all available video footage around the area. Together with our law enforcement partners, we are investigating who is responsible for making this false report, as well as the false reports we received last earlier this week. If you have any information, please contact DPS or local police. We recognize these incidents have sparked concerns among members of our community, as always, counseling services are available to students through the Barnes Center and to faculty and staff through Carebridge.