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A VOIP Call Sent Aggie Police Sweeping Three Buildings in Thirty Minutes

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On the evening of November 14, 2025, Utah State University in Logan received a hoax bomb threat via a non-emergency line originating from an internet VOIP system at about 5:30 p.m. USU Police swept three buildings out of caution, a process that took roughly 30 minutes, and found them clear. Police characterized the call as swatting, noting it followed a similar hoax the previous night at the University of Utah.

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Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTmulti-channel
Approximate reconstruction198 chars
USU Alert: Police are responding to a reported threat on the Logan campus. Avoid the affected buildings while officers conduct a search. Further information will be provided as it becomes available.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed: Cache Valley Daily and KUTV reported the threat was received at about 5:30 p.m. MST on a non-emergency line from an internet VOIP source; the precise notification text was not archived.
USU swept three buildings out of an abundance of caution rather than ordering a sweeping campus evacuation.
ALL CLEARmulti-channel
Approximate reconstruction158 chars
USU Alert: The buildings have been searched and found clear. There is no credible threat. Normal campus activities may resume. Thank you for your cooperation.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed: coverage reported the three buildings were found clear after a sweep of approximately 30 minutes and normal activities resumed.
This is a true all-clear: it lifted the avoidance instruction and declared no credible threat remained.
Context

Background

Utah State University's November 14, 2025 incident is part of a broader wave of internet-routed swatting calls hitting Utah campuses that week. According to Cache Valley Daily, a hoax bomb threat reached USU's Logan campus at about 5:30 p.m. MST over a non-emergency line from an internet VOIP system, prompting USU Police to sweep three buildings in roughly 30 minutes. KUTV reported police treated the call as swatting and tied it to a similar hoax the previous night at the University of Utah. ABC4 confirmed buildings were found clear and normal activities resumed. The episode came less than two months after USU's September 30, 2025 Old Main suspicious-package evacuation, making it a second high-profile threat response on the Logan campus in one semester.
Analysis

Key Findings

A hoax bomb threat reached USU at about 5:30 p.m. MST on November 14, 2025 via an internet VOIP non-emergency call
USU Police swept three buildings in roughly 30 minutes and found no device
Police characterized the call as swatting and linked it to a similar hoax the previous night at the University of Utah
The targeted-sweep response avoided a full campus evacuation, contrasting with USU's earlier 2025 Old Main suspicious-package incident
Outcome
USU Police swept three buildings in about 30 minutes, found no device, and normal campus activities resumed. The threat was deemed a hoax with no credible danger.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Hoax bomb threat forces sweep of three buildings at Utah State University - Cache Valley Daily
    cachevalleydaily.com
  2. News
    Hoax threat forces buildings evacuated, heavy police response at Utah State University - KUTV
    kutv.com
  3. News
    Hoax bomb threat called in to Utah State University, buildings searched - ABC4
    abc4.com
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bomb-threatswattinghoaxutahemergency-notificationvoip
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