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Should an emergency arise, this page will be updated with relevant information.

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Attempted Armed Robbery at Williams Village

April 25, 2023

CU EMERGENCY ALERT: Attempted Armed Robbery at CU Williams Village. Two suspects in dark clothing fired shots. Left in white Jeep Cherokee towards Baseline Road.

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Shooting Incident at 1300 Canyon

Feb. 27, 2023

CU EMERGENCY ALERT: Boulder investigating shooting at 1300 Canyon. Heavy police activity. Avoid area. Suspect info - white male heavy set, dark hair, large coat Follow @BoulderPolice for more.

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Reports of shots fired at Boulder High School

Feb. 22, 2023

CU EMERGENCY ALERT: Police investigating report of person with a gun near Boulder High School, at 1604 Arapahoe Avenue. Avoid the area. Heavy police response. Follow @BoulderPolice on Twitter for more.

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Shots fired at 1345 28th St.

Feb. 20, 2023

CU EMERGENCY ALERT: Shots fired at 1345 28th St., Millennium Hotel. Suspect at large. Emergency personnel responding. Stay away.

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CU Boulder issues a Class Cancellation and Administrative Closure for Wed. Jan 18

Jan. 17, 2023

CU Boulder has issued a Class Cancellation and Administrative Closure for Wed. Jan 18 due to winter storm impacts.

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CU Safety Alert: Sexual Assault on East Campus

Oct. 18, 2022

CU Boulder Police (CUPD) is investigating a report of a sexual assault. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Mon. Oct. 17, 2022, at 1480 30th St. outside of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG).

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CU Safety Alert: Felony Menacing at Marine Court Apartments

Oct. 12, 2022

CU Boulder Police (CUPD) is investigating a report of felony menacing. The incident occurred at approximately 11:12 p.m. on Tues. Oct. 11, 2022, at 1350 20th St. in the Marine Court Apartments, part of graduate and family housing. Police say the suspect attempted to steal a bike and threatened a person when the attempted theft was in progress, saying he had a hammer. The suspect fled on foot.

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CU Safety Alert: Sexual Assault at Williams Village North

Aug. 18, 2022

CU Boulder Police (CUPD) is investigating a report of a sexual assault at Williams Village North.

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CU Safety Alert: Motor Vehicle Theft and Robbery

March 18, 2022

CU Boulder Police (CUPD) is investigating a report of an aggravated motor vehicle theft and robbery on campus this morning.

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CU Safety Alert: Car Theft Reported at Williams Village

Dec. 10, 2021

CUPD is investigating a vehicle theft and an attempted vehicle theft at Williams Village.

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CU Advisory: CU Boulder alerts system test postponed

Feb. 28, 2023

[10:35 a.m. | Tuesday, February 28] As part of the continuous assessment of our emergency notification protocols and procedures, campus officials will test the CU Boulder alerts system at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21. This test was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 28 . However, due to a...

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Hazardous materials response at CU Boulder’s East Campus

Feb. 23, 2023

Boulder Fire-Rescue, CU Boulder Police and other public safety agencies are responding to a hazardous materials call at SEEL (Sustainability, Energy and Environment Laboratory) at 4001 Discovery Drive, at CU Boulder’s East Campus.

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Boulder Police lift shelter in place after reports of shots fired at Boulder High School

Feb. 22, 2023

Earlier today, the University of Colorado Boulder Police Department (CUPD), along with multiple local and federal agencies, assisted the Boulder Police Department (BPD) in response to a reported incident at Boulder High School (BHS).

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Police Presence Continues at Millennium Harvest House hotel

Feb. 20, 2023

CU ADVISORY: Police presence continues in response to a shots fired incident at the Millennium Harvest House Boulder hotel at 1345 28th Street. Suspect is in custody and there is no threat to campus.

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CU Advisory: Sunshine Canyon Wildland Fire

Dec. 19, 2022

CU ADVISORY: Boulder County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation order for the Sunshine Canyon area due to a wildland fire. There are no immediate threats to the CU Boulder campus. Please follow @BldrCOSheriff and @BoulderOEM on Twitter for detailed information and updated evacuation zones. #SunshineWildlandFire

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The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to providing safety warnings and/or emergency notifications for situations that represent a serious or continuing threat to the campus community.
For detailed information on when safety warnings and emergency notifications are issued, please see the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

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