Bomb Threat

The University tested in September UGA Alert, an emergency notification system that sends out text messages, e-mails and calls to its registered users when triggered by administrators. The system was not used Monday. "We only want to use UGA Alert when there is an incident that can't be contained and everyone needs to take action," University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said. "If we used it for everything, people would not pay as close attention. The system is effective when it causes you to hit a level and take it seriously." Williamson said Breon Releford, a senior from Conyers, was walking into the Lumpkin side of the building when a male student told him there was a bomb inside. Releford told SLC security who called University Police at 8:10 a.m.

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