The Auburn Police Division traced the phone threat from Friday, Oct. 10 back to a 15-year-old juvenile from Missouri.
"Engaging in threats that disrupt school and causes public alarm is a felony offense," stated an AUPD news release.
The investigation in ongoing between the police division and University officials.
The University is reviewing the threat as an offense committed by a juvenile.
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A threat targeting the Student Center was reported by AU Alert at approximately 6:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10.
A Foy Information Desk employee said he received the call that was the threat to the Student Center.
According to the Foy Information Desk employee, the threat said, "Hey, if you don't step out of the building right now, we're going to blow up the building."
Captain Will Mathews confirmed the threat was made by phone call.
"As a safety precaution we decided to evacuate the building," Mathews said.
The building took approximately an hour to search by personnel and canines and is now open.
Reasons for the threat are still unknown, but Mathews said the police division believes the caller was a young male.
Mathews said the threats in the past did not reflect how threats are handled now.
"That's they way we've done it, standard operating procedure," Mathews said. "We evaluate the threat, confer with the University and decide whether it's a very credible set. We take all of the threats we receive seriously. Once we identify the person who sent the threat in, they will be prosecuted."
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