At approximately 8 p.m. today (Monday, Aug.7), a bald white male wearing orange striped pants and brown work boots escaped from the Phelps County Jail. The escaped prisoner is not believed to be armed and there is believed to be no threat to the campus at this time. was last seen running west from the…
Post office situation no longer a threat
University Police report that the situation at the Post Office in Rolla is no longer a threat to the campus or community but ask individuals to stay away from the vicinity while law enforcement agencies continue to process the scene….
ALERT: Armed subject at Rolla post office
ALERT: Police are responding to a report of an armed subject at the Post Office in the 500 block of West Eighth Street. Avoid the area and be aware of surroundings. Information will be updated here as it becomes available….
ALL CLEAR: Packaged determined not a threat, investigation continues
A plastic bag of materials discovered Friday near the nuclear reactor on the Missouri S&T campus has been determined to be free of explosives or any dangerous chemicals, Missouri S&T police say. Campus buildings that were evacuated yesterday are once again open and the university is operating under normal conditions….
Investigation continues into suspicious package at reactor
Authorities are continuing to investigate a suspicious package that was found near the nuclear reactor on campus this afternoon. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Explosives Disposal Unit are on the scene tonight and investigating. …
Suspicious package near nuclear reactor
A suspicious package has been found near the nuclear reactor on campus. All students and employees in Parker Hall, Physics, Fulton Hall and Interdisciplinary Engineering Building must evacuate the area. Area F Lot 1 will be blocked. More information will be posted here as it becomes available….
Update: Suspect arrested
The man suspected of stealing a car and assaulting an individual with a machete in Rolla on Friday, May 26, was located in Oklahoma and has been arrested….
Update: Suspect remains at large but no longer considered a threat to campus
The man suspected of stealing a car and assaulting an individual with a machete last night is still at large but is no longer believed to be a threat to the campus community, University Police and the Rolla Police Department say. University community members are advised to continue to be aware of their surroundings and…
ALERT: Subject with machete at large
Update: At 3 a.m., University Police reported that all campus buildings had been searched and are secured. University and Rolla police are searching for a white man armed with a machete who had stolen a vehicle and was last seen near the Missouri S&T Golf Course around 11 p.m. Friday. The suspect is known to…
ALL CLEAR: Man apprehended
A man who was being transported to a medical facility in St. Louis was found in Thomas Jefferson Hall following a brief search. He has been apprehended and is in custody….