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Welcome to Pepperdine University’s Emergency Information website. CURRENTLY ALL UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS ARE NORMAL.
This Emergency Information Web site may be accessed via a link on Pepperdine University’s Home Page at anytime. You may wish to save the URL for easy referencing in the event of an emergency impacting Pepperdine University in Malibu, or any of its campuses. During an emergency, information on this site will be updated regularly to keep students, faculty, staff, and family members informed with accurate and current information.
In addition to briefings which are posted during an emergency, this site makes it easy for you to obtain the latest information or road conditions affecting the Malibu campus. In the event of an emergency, the latest information will be posted at the top of this page.
Pepperdine’s Toll Free Emergency Hotline: (888) 286-5659. The recorded message is updated regularly during emergency situations.
Information about current road conditions is also available on the Road Condition Hotline at (310) 506-ROAD (7623).
To report an emergency on the Malibu campus and at all other domestic University campuses, call 911. Then please call the Department of Public Safety at (310) 506-4441.
If you have any questions, please call the Public Relations Office at (818) 702-1401.
Update Regarding Washington, DC, Campus due to Escaped Inmate Nearby
In alignment with local law enforcement guidance, Pepperdine’s Washington DC campus is lifting its shelter in place. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to continue using caution if leaving the campus as the escapee remains at large.
Washington DC Escapee Details
| SUBJECT DESCRIPTION | |
| Name: | CHRISTOPHER PATRICK HAYNES |
| Race: | BLACK |
| DOB/Age: | 30 YEARS OLD |
| Height: | 6 FT |
| Weight: | 205 LB |
| Additional: | Escaped Inmate from George Washington University Hospital |
| SYNOPSIS: | Washington DC Area: 30-year-old Christopher Haynes escaped custody at George Washington University Hospital in the 900 block of 23rd St NW at 3:38 p.m. He is described as a black male with shoulder-length dreadlocks, initially said to be seen wearing a white suit with one red shoe. He now is possibly wearing a black t-shirt and gray shorts. He is not handcuffed, though he was last seen with black handcuffs hanging from his right wrist. Haynes was arrested on a homicide charge. |
INSTRUCTIONS: Exercise extreme caution. If the subject is seen, call 911.
Shelter-in-Place Order for Washington, DC, Campus due to Escaped Inmate Nearby
An inmate in custody at George Washington Hospital escaped this afternoon, prompting a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding areas. Pepperdine’s Washington, DC, campus is currently secured, and all students and faculty members are safe and accounted for. The George Washington Police Department and the DC Metropolitan Police Department are still searching for the suspect and advise everyone in the area to remain sheltered in place until further notice. If you must leave, exercise extreme caution. We strongly advise DC program participants to follow the directives of local law enforcement. University officials will provide updates as they become available.
Please note the alumni networking event scheduled to take place on campus this evening has been canceled, and all attendees who have already arrived are safe in the building and will leave as they are able.
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