I was recently a graduate student at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, so I am still on their email lists. This was an alert I received today:

“SUSPICIOUS PERSON – UPDATE

Safety alert for faculty, students, staff, auxillary staff:

This is a Safety Alert from Cal Poly Pomona. This is an update to the earlier message on Wednesday, April 8.

University Police concluded their investigation of a suspicious person wearing all black seen with a sword.

Police confirmed that individual was NOT carrying a sword and is not a threat to the campus.

Classes are still in session and business continues as usual. No further action is required at this time.”

Can’t walk around holding anything these days without someone calling the cops on you. I wonder what he was carrying?