Dear Ohio State Community Member:
You are receiving this notice because a crime has occurred that is considered to be of a concern and/or a continuing threat to the campus community.
The purpose of this message is to heighten your safety awareness by providing community members with information necessary to take appropriate precautions, enable you to take actions to help increase your safety, and to aid in the prevention of similar crimes.
On Saturday (8/22/2020), between 1:28 a.m. and 1:31 a.m., four calls were received by staff at the The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center East Hospital. The calls stated that bombs were placed in the hospital. A specific location was not given.
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center notified staff in its hospitals and police bomb-detection K9 unit and Wexner Medical Center Security swept hospital locations. Nothing suspicious was found.
The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety does not believe this threat is credible. OSU Police is actively investigating. As always, if you see something suspicious, say something: report known details to OSUPD at 614-292-2121.