Timely warning for package burglaries on West 111th and 112th
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedColumbia Public Safety issued Clery Crime Alert W06 for package burglaries on March 21, 2026 at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street, with piggybacking and multi-apartment buzzing entry.
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Clery Crime Alert Burglaries/Package Theft Columbia University Public Safety was recently informed of two Burglaries. The first incident occurred on Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at approximately 3:19 p.m., at 535 West 111th Street, and the second incident occurred later that day at approximately 3:55 p.m., at 539 West 112th Street. All incidents appeared to have been committed by the same individual. A video review shows that the individual gained entry by piggybacking behind tenants and by buzzing multiple apartments until access was granted. Once inside, the individual removed several packages. The individual is shown in the photo below. If you have any additional information about these incidents, please contact Public Safety at 212-854-2797. Harm Reduction Strategies: Make sure the door locks behind you every time you enter or exit a building. Do not buzz people into a building unless you know who they are and what they are doing. Stay informed about delivery statuses and estimated arrival times and try to retrieve your package(s) in a timely manner. Sign up for free services such as FedEx Delivery Manager® and UPS My Choice® or use an Amazon Pick Up Location, such as a locker or local store. Many online retailers allow you to send directly to a local shipping center or retail store at check out. Nearby shipping stores with secure delivery options include: FedEx Office Ship Center (116th and Broadway) UPS Store (115th and Broadway) UPS Store (42 Tiemann Place - Between Broadway and Claremont Ave) Disclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined campuses that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community. For additional information, please visit our Clery Act website or email ps-compliance@columbia.edu.
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Source present because Clery Crime Alert and Columbia University Public Safety identify the issuing authority.
Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.
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- present: Clery Crime Alert plus Columbia University Public Safety identify the issuing authority.
- present: "Columbia University Public Safety" is named as the issuing authority, with a "Clery Crime Alert" label.
- present: "Clery Crime Alert" plus "Columbia University Public Safety" name the issuing authority.
- present: The header "Clery Crime Alert" and "Columbia University Public Safety" name the issuer and authority.
- present: Clery Crime Alert and Columbia University Public Safety identify the issuing authority.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety names the issuing authority, and the Clery Crime Alert label brands the sender.
- present: "Columbia University Public Safety" is named as the informing authority under a "Clery Crime Alert" header.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the issuing authority, under the header "Clery Crime Alert".
- present: "Columbia University Public Safety" is named as the informing authority, under a "Clery Crime Alert" header.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the informing authority under a Clery Crime Alert heading.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the informing and contact agency under the "Clery Crime Alert" header.
- present: Clery Crime Alert branding and Columbia University Public Safety name the issuing authority.
- present: "Columbia University Public Safety" is named as the authority, and "Clery Crime Alert" is a branded sender tag.
- present: The header "Clery Crime Alert" and "Columbia University Public Safety" name the issuing authority.
- present: The header Clery Crime Alert and the named office Columbia University Public Safety identify who is issuing the warning.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the authority, and the header "Clery Crime Alert" is a branded sender tag.
- present: The heading "Clery Crime Alert" plus "Columbia University Public Safety" identify the issuing campus authority.
- present: "Columbia University Public Safety" is named as the informing authority, and "Clery Crime Alert" brands the sender.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the informing authority, with a Clery Crime Alert header.
- present: "Clery Crime Alert" and "Columbia University Public Safety" name the issuing authority.
- present: The message is labeled "Clery Crime Alert" and names "Columbia University Public Safety" as the authority.
- present: "Clery Crime Alert" brands the notice, and "Columbia University Public Safety" names the issuing office.
- present: The header "Clery Crime Alert" brands the sender, and "Columbia University Public Safety" names the issuing agency.
- present: "Clery Crime Alert" and "Columbia University Public Safety" name the issuing authority.
- present: "Columbia University Public Safety" is named, and the heading "Clery Crime Alert" is a sender tag.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Hazard present: burglaries and package theft name a specific crime threat.
What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.
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- present: The alert names burglaries and package theft as the specific crime threat.
- present: The message names "Burglaries/Package Theft" as the specific crime threat.
- present: The alert specifies "Burglaries/Package Theft" and "two Burglaries" as the crimes.
- present: The alert specifies "Burglaries/Package Theft" and "two Burglaries" as the crimes.
- present: The heading and body name Burglaries and Package Theft as the specific crimes.
- present: The heading and body name Burglaries and Package Theft as the specific crimes.
- present: The alert specifies "Burglaries/Package Theft" and "two Burglaries" as the crimes.
- present: The alert specifies "Burglaries" and "Package Theft" rather than a vague incident or situation.
- present: The alert names "Burglaries/Package Theft" and "two Burglaries", which are specific crimes.
- present: The heading and body name Burglaries and Package Theft, which are specific crimes.
- present: The header and body name "Burglaries" and "Package Theft", which are specific crimes.
- present: The heading and body name burglaries and package theft as the specific crime threat.
- present: The heading and body name "Burglaries/Package Theft" and two burglaries, which are specific crimes.
- present: The heading and body specify "Burglaries" and "Package Theft", concrete crimes rather than a vague situation.
- present: The heading and body name Burglaries and Package Theft, which are specific crimes rather than a vague incident.
- present: The text names "Burglaries/Package Theft" and "two Burglaries", which are specific crimes.
- present: The heading and body name "Burglaries" and "Package Theft", specific crimes rather than a generic incident.
- present: The heading and body name "Burglaries" and "Package Theft", which are specific crimes.
- present: The alert names Burglaries and Package Theft as the specific crimes.
- present: It names "Burglaries/Package Theft" and "two Burglaries", a specific crime threat.
- present: It names "Burglaries/Package Theft" and describes two burglaries in which packages were taken.
- present: The heading and body specify "Burglaries/Package Theft" and "two Burglaries", which are concrete crimes.
- present: The hazard is named as "Burglaries" and "Package Theft", specific crimes, not a generic incident.
- present: The heading and body name "Burglaries" and "Package Theft" as the specific crimes.
- present: It names "Burglaries" and "Package Theft" as the specific crimes.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Location present at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.
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- present: It gives street addresses 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives two street sites: 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives addresses at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The incidents are sited at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The incidents are sited at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives street addresses at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives street addresses: 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives exact street addresses at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives street addresses "535 West 111th Street" and "539 West 112th Street".
- present: The incidents are sited at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives street addresses at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The two events are located at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The incidents are placed at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The two events are sited at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The first burglary is at 535 West 111th Street and the second at 539 West 112th Street.
- present: Both incidents are given street addresses: 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The two events are sited at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives street addresses at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives street addresses 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: Both incidents are given street addresses: 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives street addresses at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: Both events are placed at street addresses: 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The first burglary is at 535 West 111th Street and the second at 539 West 112th Street.
- present: The incidents are sited at 535 West 111th Street and 539 West 112th Street.
- present: It gives addresses at "535 West 111th Street" and "539 West 112th Street".
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Guidance present: lock doors, do not buzz unknowns, retrieve packages promptly, and use secure pickup options.
The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.
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- present: Harm reduction steps tell readers to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Harm reduction lines instruct people to lock doors behind them, not buzz unknown persons in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction lines tell readers to lock doors behind them, not buzz unknown people in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction steps tell readers to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Harm reduction steps instruct people to lock doors behind them, not buzz unknown visitors, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction lines instruct readers to let doors lock behind them, not buzz strangers in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction steps instruct readers to lock doors behind them, not buzz in strangers, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction steps tell people to lock doors behind them, not buzz unknown visitors in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies instruct readers to lock doors, not buzz unknown people in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction steps instruct readers to lock doors behind them, not buzz strangers in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction tells readers to lock the door behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies instruct readers to lock doors, refuse unknown buzz ins, and pick up packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction steps tell recipients to lock the door behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies tell readers to lock doors behind them and not to buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies instruct readers to lock doors behind them, not buzz unknown people in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies tell readers to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies instruct readers to let doors lock, not buzz unknown people in, and pick up packages promptly.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies instruct readers to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Harm reduction lines tell readers to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies tell readers to lock doors behind them, not buzz unknown people in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction tells readers to lock doors behind them, not buzz unknown people in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Harm Reduction Strategies tell readers to make sure doors lock behind them and not to buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Protective instructions include making sure the door locks behind you and not buzzing people in unless you know them.
- present: Harm reduction steps tell readers to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Harm reduction steps tell readers to lock doors, not buzz strangers in, and retrieve packages promptly.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Time present via Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at approximately 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m.
When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.
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- present: It reports Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and says Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: It timestamps the incidents as Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and says Public Safety was "recently" informed.
- present: Incidents are timed to Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was "recently" informed.
- present: Events are timed on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was "recently" informed.
- present: It reports Saturday, March 21st, 2026, about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and that Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: It reports Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., plus that Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: It gives Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., plus "recently".
- present: Incidents are timed to Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: It reports Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and says Public Safety was "recently informed".
- present: A date and clock times are given: Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., plus recently.
- present: Both incidents are dated Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was "recently" informed.
- present: Both burglaries are dated Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: Both burglaries are timed on Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was "recently" informed.
- present: Both burglaries are timed to Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at approximately 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m.
- present: Both burglaries are dated Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: Both burglaries are timed to Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was "recently" informed.
- present: Both burglaries are dated Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: Both burglaries are timed to Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: It timestamps the incidents on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and says Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: Dates and clock times are given (Saturday, March 21st, 2026, about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m.) plus the recency word "recently".
- present: It reports Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and that Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: Public Safety was "recently" informed, and both burglaries are timed to Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m.
- present: Clock times and a date appear: Saturday, March 21st, 2026, about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., plus "recently informed".
- present: Both burglaries are timed to Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m., and Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: It reports Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at about 3:19 p.m. and 3:55 p.m.
Impactabsent12/25
Final assessment
13 of 25 reads find Impact absent: stolen packages restate the burglary, and the Clery serious or continuous threat line is statutory boilerplate; 12 treat that language as severity.
What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.
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- absent: Stolen packages describe the crime itself, and the Clery serious or continuous threat line is legal boilerplate, not a stated consequence.
- present: The Clery disclaimer states these alerts cover crimes that represent a "serious or continuous threat to the community," and the text notes packages were taken.
- present: The Clery disclaimer says the crimes "represent a serious or continuous threat to the community", stating severity.
- present: The Clery notice says such crimes "represent a serious or continuous threat to the community", stating severity.
- present: The Clery disclaimer says these crimes represent a serious or continuous threat to the community, stating severity.
- absent: Stolen packages describe the completed theft, and Clery serious or continuous threat boilerplate does not state consequences of this hazard.
- present: The disclaimer says such crimes "represent a serious or continuous threat to the community", and packages were stolen.
- present: The Clery disclaimer frames the crimes as a serious or continuous threat to the community, and packages were taken.
- present: The Clery disclaimer says such alerts concern crimes that represent a "serious or continuous threat to the community", and packages were taken.
- present: The disclaimer says these Clery alerts cover crimes that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community.
- absent: Removed packages restate the theft itself. The Clery "serious or continuous threat" line is legal boilerplate, not a stated consequence of these burglaries.
- absent: Removed packages restates the theft itself, and the Clery serious or continuous threat line is legal boilerplate rather than a stated consequence.
- absent: Stolen packages describe the crime itself. No severity or harm language such as dangerous or injury is stated.
- absent: Taken packages restate the theft. The body does not add injury, danger, or other harm these burglaries could cause.
- absent: Removed packages restate the theft itself, and the Clery serious or continuous threat sentence is general legal language, not a stated harm.
- present: The disclaimer says these Clery alerts cover crimes that represent a "serious or continuous threat to the community", stating severity.
- absent: Taken packages restates the theft itself. The Clery line about a serious or continuous threat is statutory boilerplate, not a stated consequence of these events.
- absent: Removed packages restate the named theft, and the Clery "serious or continuous threat" line is legal boilerplate, not a stated consequence.
- absent: Package removal describes the crime itself. The Clery line about a serious or continuous threat is legal boilerplate, not a stated consequence of these burglaries.
- present: The disclaimer calls these crimes a "serious or continuous threat to the community", and the body reports packages were stolen.
- absent: Stolen packages restate the theft itself, and the Clery disclaimer is general legal language, not this incident's severity.
- absent: Removed packages restates the named theft, and the Clery "serious or continuous threat" disclaimer is statutory language, not a stated consequence.
- present: The Clery disclaimer says such crimes "represent a serious or continuous threat to the community", stating severity.
- absent: Removed packages restates the named theft, and the Clery serious or continuous threat line is legal boilerplate, not a stated consequence.
- present: The notice says such crimes "represent a serious or continuous threat to the community".
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- OfficialColumbia Public Safety Clery Crime Alert PDF (W06 Mar 21 2026)publicsafety.columbia.eduarchived copy
Campus Alert Archive. "Columbia University: Timely warning for package burglaries on West 111th and 112th." Incident of March 21, 2026. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/columbia-university-package-thefts-111-112-2026-03-21/
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