Update Appended (June 13, 3:17 a.m.): This article has been updated to include information from a Hanover Police Department press release.
The “emergency situation” on campus has been resolved by “professional responders,” according to an email and text notification from DartAlert — the College’s emergency mass notification alert system.
“It is now safe to leave your refuge area and resume normal activities,” the alert said.
On June 12, at 2:04 p.m., the Hanover Regional Communications Center received a report of a “suspicious armed individual” near Baker Library, according to a Hanover Police Department press release. People on campus were required to evacuate from the lawn in front of Baker Library, and a DartAlert said to “avoid the area until further notice.”
A police investigation found that the report of a threat was “unfounded” and “likely a hoax,” according to the HPD press release.
“The Hanover Police Department has determined that there was no threat to the Dartmouth College community or the public associated with this incident,” the press release wrote. “Officers did not locate any individual matching the description provided by the caller, and no witnesses in the area reported observing anyone consistent with the caller’s information.”
The incident remains under investigation, according to the press release.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Jeremiah Rayban is a reporter and editor for The Dartmouth from Wilmington, Del., majoring in economics. Outside of The D, he enjoys reading, art and trivia.
