Oct. 30, 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPDATE: Suspect In Custody - 4:45 P.M.
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- At 4:42 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 30), Cal Poly University Police notified campus that the person believed to have sent several threatening emails earlier in the day has been apprehended and is in custody.
"Preliminary information indicates that we have the correct individual and that he poses no further threat," according to the UPD chief Bill Watton.
The update came within an hour after Cal Poly University Police put out a media alert and campuswide alert searching for a person believed to have sent a threatening email to several people at the university Tuesday, Oct. 30.
If you have any information to share about the incident, please contact the UPD at 805-756-2281.
(Original Media Alert Follows Below)
INITIAL
MEDIA ALERT: 3:45 p.m.
TIPS/WITNESS INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cal Poly University Police 805-756-2281
Cal Poly University Police Alert - Suspect Sought in Police Investigation
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly University Police are searching for a person of interest believed to have sent a threatening email to several people at the university. Please go to http://www.afd.calpoly.edu/Police/2007-10-30_advisory.pdf
The suspect is described as a while male, between 18 and 22 years of age, with black hair and black or brown eyes.
The suspect is 5’7” – 5’10” tall with a slim build. The suspect was last seen wearing an orange T-shirt, black pants, white athletic shoes and a purple/plum colored backpack with a large “H” on the front.
The community is asked to contact Cal Poly University Police immediately at 756-2281 if they recognize or see the individual.
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