Suspicious package on OSU campus deemed ‘not a threat’

The all-clear sign was given an hour and 11 minutes after three buildings on The Ohio State University campus in Columbus were evacuated on Sept. 16 after a suspicious package was found.

The three buildings – Caldwell Lab at 2024 Neil Ave., the Journalism Building at 242 W. 18th Ave., and Bolz Hall at 2036 Neil Ave. – were reopened at 1:41 p.m. after Columbus Police and Fire determined a suspicious package found at Caldwell Lab was not a threat.

Social media posts by The Ohio State University Emergency Management department were first shared at 12:30 p.m., first noting that Caldwell Lab was evacuated “as a precaution,” and evacuations of the Journalism Building and Bolz Hall followed within the half hour due to their proximity to Caldwell Lab as police investigated the suspicious packa