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University of Georgia Police Department MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE September 19, 2014  Contact: Lt. Eric Dellinger Chief Jimmy Williamson – University of Georgia Police Department   As everyone is aware, the University of Georgia Police Department received several reports related to a threat of violence directed towards the area of the…

UGA chief of police Jimmy Williamson made a statement today regarding the threat to UGA campus. In the press conference William said that student safety is his number one priority following the threat made to campus today  “We would not leave our students vulnerable if we had reason to believe this…

UGA Chief of Police Jimmy Williamson says police are still searching for the person responsible for posting a threat on social media today that shut down part of campus around the Miller Learning Center. Williamson says they got multiple reports of a threat posted on social media, but would not…

At about 11:35am on September 19, the University of Georgia Police Department received several reports that there was a threat of violence directed at the Miller Learning Center. The threat was found on social media but the site not confirmed. The MLC was evacuated after the UGA alert system sent calls…

Click the picture for video of students allowed back in the MLC once UGA Police cleared the threat on campus.

University of Georgia Police Department MEDIA RELEASE September 19, 2014 Police statement on today’s incident at the Miller Learning Center Chief Jimmy Williamson – University of Georgia Police Department Athens, Ga. – At approximately 11:35 a.m. the University of Georgia Police Department received several reports from individuals that a threat of violence…

Click on picture for video of Police inside the MLC  

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Click on picture for footage of area surrounding the Miller Learning Center, which was evacuated because of the threat.

UGA Police have issued an all clear minutes ago against the Miller Learning Center, the University of Georgia’s largest classroom building. There was a threat of violence that came in early today on social media. UGA Police Chief Jimmy Williamson has scheduled a news conference for 2pm.