Posted on 10/05/2009 11:58:53 AM PDT by dawn53
TAMPA — A report of an armed intruder on the Tampa campus prompted the University of South Florida to send out a warning in a mass text message at 1:51 p.m.
"Emergency: Armed intruder on campus. Stay inside. Lock doors. Emergency Personnel Responding.''
The alert followed a 1:36 p.m. call to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office of an armed person at the campus library. The call was routed to the USF Police Department, said spokeswoman Lt. Meg Ross.
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The unarmed gunmen aren't too much of a problem, I'd guess. ;-)
Glad everyone's safe.
UPDATE:
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EMERGENCY UPDATE: TAMPA CAMPUS, 2:48 P.M.
USF Police continuing to investigate the report of an armed subject on USF Tampa campus. The report that a subject armed with a bomb and gun in the area of the main library came in at 1:36 p.m.
USF Police have since received a report of a subject on a bus in the area of Parking and Transportation Services on the USF Tampa campus. Police are on the scene.
Check back for updates. October 5, 2009 – Emergency Update 2:09 P.M.
Alert Tampa Campus - Armed intruder on campus at the main campus library. Officers are on scene searching the area. Avoid the area and report anything suspicious.
The Bull Runner Transit System is not picking up passengers until all clear is given. Do not wait at shelters or stops. Seek safe shelter.
October 05, 2009 1:50PM Alert Tampa Campus - Armed intruder on Campus. Stay inside. Lock doors. Emergency personnel responding.
Please check back for updates.
LOL, didn’t think of that...typical journalism.
Or possibly the Bulls are just celebrating getting into the AP Top 25...
Wait a sec..Plaxico Burris is behind bars...BTW..are you in Tampa?
Wouldn’t be a big deal if they didn’t violate everyones 2nd amendment right on college campuses.
Post a sign in your dorm window.
EXPECT RETURN FIRE
UPDATE - QUOTE:
UPDATE - TAMPA CAMPUS, 3:06 P.M. — USF Police has one subject in custody and has requested the Tampa Police Bomb Team to respond regarding the subject’s belongings. Check back for updates.
More details...
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/05/reports-possible-armed-intruder-usf-campus/news-metro/
“Police searching for possible gunman on USF Tampa campus”
Staff photo by BAIRD HELGESON
Published: October 5, 2009
Updated: 18 min. ago
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Photos from campus
SNIPPET: “TAMPA - As the search continues for a possible gunman on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus, police officers have detained an unidentified man in the area of Parking and Transportation Services.
The man was handcuffed and placed in a cruiser about 2:50 p.m. It was not immediately known why he was detained.
An initial report indicated that a gunman also was armed with a bomb and was in the area of the USF library.
Officers are trying to secure the area.”
SNIPPET: “Sean Byrne, 19 a sophomore, saw police searching garbage bins outside the library. He saw one officer holster his handgun and summon the other officers.”
My son did attend this campus for his undergrad, but he’s in grad school now at another university.
The scary thing about the USF campus is it’s so sprawling, it’d be really hard to locate someone.
Plus since Al-Arian and those 2 students picked up in SC were from this campus, makes one wonder how many jihadists attend the school.
How come they never call a person who carries a knife and goes on a stabbing spree a “knifeman”?
Or this: A guy with a gun is frequently called a "shooter". Is the guy with a knife, then, a "stabber" or "slicer"?
Knifes and knifing in general gets no respect, I guess.
UPDATE: Quote:
EMERGENCY - October 05, 2009
TAMPA CAMPUS
UPDATE - 3:29 P.M.
White male subject seen in Cooper Hall area in black tank top, cowboy hat, carrying black puppy and large hunting knife. Officers in route.
Entire Tampa campus remains on alert. Stay inside. Lock doors. Report any suspicious activity.
Check back for updates.
UPDATE - More Details:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/05/reports-possible-armed-intruder-usf-campus/news-metro/
“2 detained as police search for possible gunman at USF”
Staff photo by BAIRD HELGESON
By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune
Published: October 5, 2009
Updated: 50 min. ago
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Photos from campus
SNIPPET: “TAMPA - Police searching for a possible gunman on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus have detained two unidentified men.
The entire campus remains on alert.
One of the men stood up on a campus bus and said he was the person investigators were looking for and that he had a bomb, Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said. He later said it was a hoax.
The man was handcuffed and placed in a cruiser about 2:50 p.m. in the area of Parking and Transportation Services. He was taken to the campus police station.
The Tampa police bomb team was on scene to search the man’s backpack.
After the man was detained, campus police quickly sent another alert to students saying another man, a white male carrying a black puppy and a large hunting knife, was seen in the area of Cooper Hall. The man was described as wearing a black tank top and a cowboy hat.
About 3:30 p.m., a man in a black tank top stood handcuffed beside a police cruiser near Cooper Hall.”
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