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Another false emergency report involving a weapon prompts a police search at Villanova University

The hoax comes three days after a fake active shooter alert sparked chaos on the Main Line campus, where students and parents ...

Villanova University dorm evacuated after false threat report, police say

A Villanova University residence hall was evacuated on Sunday morning after authorities were notified of an unspecified ...

Villanova University targeted with second false active shooter report just 3 days after ‘cruel hoax’

The incident marks the second false shooter report sparking pandemonium at the private Catholic University in less than a ...

Villanova University residence hall evacuated after fake active shooter reported, sources say

A second false active shooter incident was reported at Villanova University before the first day of classes, sources say.
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Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims?

Swatting has become more mainstream since 2008 The Federal Protective Service, a law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security, defines swatting as "a malicious act that can ...
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Shooting hoax at Villanova spread panic during orientation: 'Harder to leave our children'

VILLANOVA, PA — Just days before the start of the academic year, a report of a shooting at Villanova University on Aug.

Villanova students process trauma as school seeks ‘return to normalcy’ after active shooter hoax

The day after a false report of an active shooter roiled the Villanova University campus during freshman orientation, campus ...
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Villanova University hoax caller sought by FBI, local authorities

Villanova senior Ava Petrosky was part of a group singing at the ceremony when she saw people in the crowd begin to run.