After the building was inspecting and nothing suspicious found, people were allowed reentry into the building. The police are still investigating the threat.

Anyone with helpful information should contact Lt. Paul Kwiatkowski at (208) 885-7072 or via police headquarters at (208) 882-COPS. More recent updates will be posted here when available.

For more information on the emergency response policies, please visit the Administrative Procedures Manual at http://www.uihome.uidaho.edu/apm

Event Basics:
When: Sunday, August 26, unknown time
Where: University of Idaho Student Union Building, Moscow ID
What: Bomb threat in building
Why: Motive unknown
Who: Suspect unknown

LCSC President Dene K. Thomas spoke with Lewiston police at 4:45 a.m. Friday morning and learned officials had been unable to locate the individual who made the alleged threat. Lewiston police located the individual at approximately 7 a.m. and briefed LCSC administrators of the situation. After the discussion, school administrators decided to open both campuses.

The LCSC campus will now open at 10 am. For more information, visit College Communications at Lewiston Clark State College.

At 1:30 a.m. on Friday, April 13, a female University of Idaho student who had been walking alone on the Hello Walk reported being physically grabbed and inappropriately touched. The report was made to the Moscow Police Department, and our Student Affairs team is working with them on the investigation. The white male perpetrator was reportedly more than 6 feet tall, bearded, and wearing a hooded sweatshirt. He reportedly spoke or yelled to the female student before touching her.

If you have any information about this incident, please contact Moscow Police at (208) 882-COPS.

It is advised that anyone walking on campus should walk with a friend, especially during nighttime or in dark areas of campus. Alternatively, you can contact the Moscow Police Department for safe campus transportation. For more information, please visit the University of Idaho Campus Safety web page and the University of Idaho Division of Student Affairs.

In light of the recent events at Virginia Tech, the University of Idaho, and other universities abroad, it has become increasingly clear that a proactive approach to violence prevention is needed. Washington State University, for example, is experimenting with alternative methods for warning students of dangers on the Pullman campus, including installing “a siren and loundspeaker system throughout the Pullman campus” (more information can be found at the WSU Office of the President). Furthermore, WSU has established an Emergency Alert web site in which emergency messages will be posted should such an event occur (see http://www.alert.wsu.edu).

I propose other alternatives, such as making it mandatory for students to provide their cell phone number upon admission to a university so that they may receive emergency text messages. While some students do not have cell phone access, many keep their phones on silent and will be able to access text massages quicker than email alerts. Such security methods that WSU promises need to be implemented on other college campuses, including University of Idaho, and it is the first step in the right direction to prevent the unnecessary deaths of campus violence.

Moscow detectives working with Sprint, were able to locate John Delling in Sparks, Nevada. Delling has been taken into custody by the Sparks, Nevada Police Department. Detectives with Moscow Police Department and the Idaho State Police are enroute to Sparks and will be working with several law enforcement jurisdictions currently involved in this case.

You can read an excerpt of the press release below or download a PDF hard copy. Read more about the case at the UI Argonaut here.

On Thursday, November 2, 2006, at 2:37 p.m. officers responded to a report of a stabbing at the Engineering/Physics Building located t 690 Ash on the University of Idaho campus. Officers located an engineering student in the basement bathroom on the east end of the building who has superficial cuts to his ear and back.

The victim said he entered the restroom and observed three other males inside. Two males left as he went into a bathroom stall. The remaining male then kicked in the stall door and demanded the victim’s identification and money. The victim pulled out a cell phone which caused the suspect to pull out a black pistol and point it at the victim. The suspect also had a knife in his other hand.

The suspect swung the knife striking the victim twice, once in the ear and once in the back. The suspect took the victims cell phone and wallet and left the restroom.

Read the rest of the press release here.

UI campus is generally a safe, welcoming environment. I have, in fact, felt safer on this campus than many other places I’ve been to but we all still need to take precautions. The Moscow Police Department recommends enhancing your safety by being alert to suspicious people or circumstances. If you see something out-of-the-ordinary, go to a populated area and call the police. Never walk alone on campus at night (if you must walk alone, travel in well-lit areas.) According to the MPD, most crimes on campus occur between 1 to 3 am and involve alcohol.

As of 12 pm today, we have been notified that the victim has been released from the hospital. The MPD is still investigating the crime. If you need assistance or have any information on the case, call 208-882-COPS. Please be safe.