Kaitlin Heaney

Police are looking for a suspect who apparently threatened another person on campus with a knife today. In this Bobcat Update, Katy Heaney tells us how students and faculty were alerted:

University Police used its RAVE emergency text messaging system to let students know about a potentially dangerous situation on campus. 
Text messages kept students updated throughout the day by informing them about the suspect's last known whereabouts on campus. The messages said the man was seen with a knife on the corner of Sessom and Comanche.
Freshman Sara Cardwell says today's events upset her.
SB: (Sara Cardwell)
Sergeant Robert Campbell says the text messaging system alerted students about the situation faster than e-mail.
SB: (Robert Campbell)
Some students receiving the text messages liked the system. Criminal Justice Major Conrad Reyes says he believes RAVE is a great way of alerting students about what's going on.
SB: (Conrad Reyes)
Campbell says he encourages students to join Rave.
SB: (Campbell)
Several updates were posted on RAVE throughout the day. And though no one was arrested on campus, students were encouraged to continue with their regular activities.
For Bobcat Update, I'm Katy Heaney.

Footnote:  Police later apprehended the individual in San Antonio.