EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION -- ALL CLEAR -- Updated 12:10 p.m.June 3, 2009;

At 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, Princeton University's Department
of Public Safety issued an all clear, and has reported there was no
gunman on campus.

Campus community members should resume normal activities. The
investigation was conducted with Princeton Borough police assisted by
Township police, and the Department of Public Safety has re-opened the
campus.

At 10:36 a.m., a male with what appeared to be a handgun was reported
near the vicinity of Dod Hall dormitory. There was no report of any
threatening behavior or injuries. Public Safety responded immediately
by issuing a campus alert instructing people to stay indoors, by
patrolling and by limiting access to campus.

The first report and a second tip led Borough police to four juveniles
who were taken into custody near campus. The questioning revealed that
the suspected handgun was a dark green plastic toy that could be
confused with an actual weapon. The toy was retrieved near the Wawa on
University Place.
Source(s):
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S24/40/42C23/index.xml?section=t...


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