KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee is responding to claims of a suspicious van driving around campus.
There has been chatter on campus that a van was driving around with a fake sign in the window, pretending to be part of the transportation service or T Link.
10News took that rumor to the UT Police Department who confirms that someone did contact the department about a suspicious van. That person raised concerns about whether the van was somehow involved in sex trafficking.
UTPD said that was certainly not the case -- as the rumors claimed. UTPD said the vehicle was, in fact, part of the T Link service.
It was simply a replacement that was being used while one of the regular rides was in for maintenance.
An email to students said the Black Toyota Sienna Van with the first transit logo on the doors and the T Link and T Access paper in the window is a new van and has a license plate with an Alabama tag: 1CZ2600. If you're not sure if the van you're getting in is legit, call 865-521-5688.
So, we can verify the claim is FALSE.
The bus in question did not pose a threat to students on campus.
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