Skip to content
Campus Alert Archive
UCSD

Eight 3-D printers stolen from a secured lab in EBU II

AI-generated · every claim is source-linked
CAburglarytimely warninghigh confidence
Under Investigation

UC San Diego Police issued a Clery timely warning after a burglary at Engineering Building Unit II (EBU II). Unknown suspect(s) entered a secured lab between 5:30 p.m. Friday November 15 and 3:30 p.m. Monday November 18 and stole eight 3-D printers. Police received the report at about 9 a.m. November 19.

Alerts
1
Response
—
Killed
—
Injured
—
Institution
University of California, San Diego
Public R1 · CA
All UCSD cases →
Triton Alert
Official alert policy
Read when and how UCSD says it will use Triton Alert: summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

Confirmed wording is transcribed character-for-character from a primary source. Use Verify this quote under each message to open that source in a new tab and compare the text yourself.

INITIAL ALERTEmail
Verified verbatim3177 chars
UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT November 19, 2024 ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO Timely Warning – Burglary On November 19, 2024, at about 9 am, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a burglary that occurred sometime between 5:30 pm on Friday, November 15, 2024, and 3:30 pm on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the Engineering Building Unit II (EBU II). The reporting party stated that an unknown suspect(s) gained entry into a secured lab and stole eight 3-D printers. There is no suspect information at this time. At this time, the suspect is not in custody. The report is currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department. If you have information that could be helpful in this investigation, please call the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357 or submit an online tip at https://police.ucsd.edu/services/anonymous.html. The remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a burglary and is not necessarily related to this incident. If you are the victim of a burglary or you discover someone inside your residence: If possible, immediately leave your residence and go to a safe area (e.g., a neighbor’s apartment or a public place). Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1. If you are unable to leave your residence, secure yourself and your family members in a safe location, turn on all available lights, and call the police immediately. To help reduce the risk of being the victim of a burglary: Make sure doors and windows are closed and locked. When it is hot out, use a lock or item that only allows the window to open small distances. If you live on campus and your windows or doors won’t lock, please call Housing Maintenance at (858) 534-2600. If your office windows or doors won’t lock, please contact Facilities Management Customer Relations help desk, phone (858) 534-2930. Be aware of your surroundings. If you see suspicious activity, call or text the UC San Diego Police Department immediately at 9-1-1. Know the location of campus emergency telephones on routes to and from campus destinations. Avoid displaying and/or placing high-value items close to windows. Items such as computers, cell phones, wallets, and purses can be easily grabbed from open windows and may be incentives for criminals to try and enter the residence. Secure your valuables at all times. Be alert and aware. Pay attention to who is around when you leave and return to your residence or office. If returning at night, leave a light on inside as a visual deterrent. What is this Notice? This notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Timely Warnings are intended to prevent similar crimes and to provide information that will assist community members in protecting themselves. If you have any Triton Alert questions, please contact EH&S Emergency Management & Mission Continuity at emergency@ucsd.edu University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093 University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US
Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. CDATA html sha256 64dbc2d439125c59995f240a0eac4829e785c92066dee0fa1a7ed729c124e588. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body. En dash, official suspect(s) wording, and doubled footer preserved. SPN save-sync HTTP 302.
Incident window 5:30 p.m. November 15 to 3:30 p.m. November 18, 2024. Report about 9 a.m. November 19. PST.
Distinct from 2024-12-04-uc-san-diego-black-gold-road-balcony-rifle-report (later date, Black Gold Road) and from 2024-12-26-uc-san-diego-one-miramar-apartments-bike-storage-burglary (later date, One Miramar bike storage).
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT November 19, 2024 ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO Timely Warning – Burglary On November 19, 2024, at about 9 am, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a burglary that occurred sometime between 5:30 pm on Friday, November 15, 2024, and 3:30 pm on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the Engineering Building Unit II (EBU II). The reporting party stated that an unknown suspect(s) gained entry into a secured lab and stole eight 3-D printers. There is no suspect information at this time. At this time, the suspect is not in custody. The report is currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department. If you have information that could be helpful in this investigation, please call the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357 or submit an online tip at https://police.ucsd.edu/services/anonymous.html. The remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a burglary and is not necessarily related to this incident. If you are the victim of a burglary or you discover someone inside your residence: If possible, immediately leave your residence and go to a safe area (e.g., a neighbor’s apartment or a public place). Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1. If you are unable to leave your residence, secure yourself and your family members in a safe location, turn on all available lights, and call the police immediately. To help reduce the risk of being the victim of a burglary: Make sure doors and windows are closed and locked. When it is hot out, use a lock or item that only allows the window to open small distances. If you live on campus and your windows or doors won’t lock, please call Housing Maintenance at (858) 534-2600. If your office windows or doors won’t lock, please contact Facilities Management Customer Relations help desk, phone (858) 534-2930. Be aware of your surroundings. If you see suspicious activity, call or text the UC San Diego Police Department immediately at 9-1-1. Know the location of campus emergency telephones on routes to and from campus destinations. Avoid displaying and/or placing high-value items close to windows. Items such as computers, cell phones, wallets, and purses can be easily grabbed from open windows and may be incentives for criminals to try and enter the residence. Secure your valuables at all times. Be alert and aware. Pay attention to who is around when you leave and return to your residence or office. If returning at night, leave a light on inside as a visual deterrent. What is this Notice? This notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Timely Warnings are intended to prevent similar crimes and to provide information that will assist community members in protecting themselves. If you have any Triton Alert questions, please contact EH&S Emergency Management & Mission Continuity at emergency@ucsd.edu University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093 University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree UC San Diego Police Department is named as the sender.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT is named at the top as the issuing authority.
    2. present: The police department header and the University of California San Diego footer both mark the sender.
    3. present: UC San Diego Police Department is identified as the agency that received the report and is investigating.
    4. present: A branded campus police byline names who is speaking to academics, staff, and students.
    5. present: The issuing body is the UC San Diego Police Department, restated throughout the body.
    6. present: Police, EH&S Emergency Management, and the university name together identify official senders.
    7. present: The opening block UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT is a clear source tag.
    8. present: Campus police author the warning and invite tips to their own number and tip page.
    9. present: University of California San Diego and its police department are both named as originators.
    10. present: UCPD is the named investigating and reporting authority on this timely warning.
    11. present: The message identifies UC San Diego Police as sender and as the agency to call.
    12. present: A police department letterhead plus university closing line identify the issuer.
    13. present: UC San Diego Police Department is the named source of this campus timely warning.
    14. present: The header names the UC San Diego Police Department as the sender of the warning.
    15. present: UC San Diego Police Department is identified as the issuing agency throughout the message.
    16. present: The police department at UC San Diego is clearly credited as the source.
    17. present: Authorship is explicit: UC San Diego Police Department issued this timely warning.
    18. present: The sender is the campus police, named at the top and again as the investigating unit.
    19. present: Who sent it is the UC San Diego Police Department, stated in the opening block.
    20. present: The Clery timely warning is attributed to University of California San Diego police.
    21. present: Source identity is present via repeated UC San Diego Police Department labeling.
    22. present: The originating organization is named as the UC San Diego Police Department.
    23. present: Police authorship is unambiguous from the letterhead and contact lines.
    24. present: The warning identifies campus police at UC San Diego as the communicator.
    25. present: Who issued the alert is the UC San Diego Police Department, including the Clery footer.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree burglary of a secured lab with theft of printers is a specific named 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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: The notice names a burglary, with unknown suspect(s) entering a secured lab.
    2. present: Burglary is the specific threat, including forced access to a locked lab.
    3. present: The hazard is a burglary of lab equipment, not a vague incident or emergency.
    4. present: Unknown suspect(s) burglarized a secured lab, a concrete crime type.
    5. present: Timely Warning, Burglary plus theft of printers names the threat specifically.
    6. present: Entry into a secured lab and theft of printers specify a burglary hazard.
    7. present: Burglary is named, not a generic situation, and the stolen items confirm the crime type.
    8. present: An unknown person gained entry to a secured lab, which is a named burglary threat.
    9. present: The threat is burglary of a lab, including theft of eight 3-D printers.
    10. present: A burglary occurred when unknown suspect(s) entered a secured lab.
    11. present: Burglary is the Clery crime named in the subject and the narrative.
    12. present: Unknown suspects burglarizing a secured lab is a specific named hazard.
    13. present: The text specifies burglary rather than a generic emergency, including lab theft.
    14. present: The notice titles and describes the threat as a burglary involving theft of printers.
    15. present: Burglary is named specifically, including unlawful entry and stolen lab equipment.
    16. present: The hazard is a burglary of a secured lab rather than a vague emergency.
    17. present: The threat type is burglary with entry into a secured lab and equipment theft.
    18. present: What happened is specified as burglary, not a generic campus emergency.
    19. present: The warning names burglary and theft of printers as the actual hazard.
    20. present: Readers learn the threat is a lab burglary with unknown suspect entry.
    21. present: Hazard specificity comes from calling it burglary and describing stolen 3-D printers.
    22. present: The subject line and body both specify burglary as the threat.
    23. present: The crime named is burglary of a secured engineering lab.
    24. present: What the public should fear is specified as burglary and theft, not an unnamed emergency.
    25. present: The hazard is a burglary in which unknown persons entered a locked lab and took printers.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree Engineering Building Unit II locates the event.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: The theft is placed at Engineering Building Unit II, also called EBU II.
    2. present: EBU II is a named campus building, so the where is explicit.
    3. present: Engineering Building Unit II localizes the event on campus.
    4. present: The lab is inside Engineering Building Unit II on the UC San Diego campus.
    5. present: A named engineering building, EBU II, is the scene.
    6. present: Where is Engineering Building Unit II rather than campus in general only.
    7. present: EBU II is a specific place name that pins the event.
    8. present: The scene is a lab in Engineering Building Unit II at UC San Diego.
    9. present: Engineering Building Unit II (EBU II) is a building-level location.
    10. present: Readers are told the lab is in Engineering Building Unit II.
    11. present: The campus address 9500 Gilman Drive sits with the more specific EBU II lab site.
    12. present: Engineering Building Unit II is the named building where entry and theft occurred.
    13. present: A secured lab in Engineering Building Unit II is a precise place reference.
    14. present: The crime is placed at Engineering Building Unit II, also called EBU II.
    15. present: The incident site is the campus Engineering Building Unit II (EBU II).
    16. present: Location is specified as EBU II on the UC San Diego campus.
    17. present: The building named is Engineering Building Unit II.
    18. present: EBU II is identified as the place where the lab was entered.
    19. present: Where it occurred is Engineering Building Unit II on campus.
    20. present: The geographic cue is EBU II, the Engineering Building Unit II lab site.
    21. present: The incident address in functional terms is Engineering Building Unit II.
    22. present: Campus location is pinned to EBU II rather than the whole university.
    23. present: Where to mentally map the event is Engineering Building Unit II (EBU II).
    24. present: The lab break-in is located at EBU II on the San Diego campus.
    25. present: Place is named as Engineering Building Unit II, abbreviated EBU II.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree recipients are told to leave, call 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Readers are told to leave if someone is inside, lock doors and windows, and call 9-1-1.
    2. present: Protective steps include going to a safe area, securing the room if trapped, and texting police.
    3. present: Lock doors and windows, hide valuables, and call 9-1-1 if you see suspicious activity.
    4. present: If you find an intruder, leave immediately or lock in with lights on and call police.
    5. present: The remainder instructs people to close and lock entries and to use 9-1-1.
    6. present: Call Housing or Facilities if locks fail, and otherwise keep doors and windows locked.
    7. present: Avoid displaying valuables near windows and secure belongings at all times.
    8. present: Be aware of surroundings and call or text 9-1-1 for suspicious activity.
    9. present: Leave the residence if possible, or secure family members and turn on lights while calling police.
    10. present: Lock windows so they open only a small distance, and call 9-1-1 if you cannot leave.
    11. present: Know emergency phone locations, stay alert on arrival, and leave a light on at night.
    12. present: Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1 is a direct protective instruction.
    13. present: If a burglary is discovered, leave for a neighbor or public place and contact police.
    14. present: Readers are told to leave if possible, call 9-1-1, lock doors, and secure themselves if they cannot leave.
    15. present: Protective steps include leaving for a safe place, locking windows and doors, and contacting police at 9-1-1.
    16. present: If a burglary is discovered, people are directed to leave, hide and lock in if needed, and call 9-1-1.
    17. present: Guidance covers leaving the space, locking remaining occupants in, and phoning or texting 9-1-1.
    18. present: The remainder of the notice tells people to leave, lock up, and call police at 9-1-1.
    19. present: Actions include going to a neighbor or public place, securing in place if stuck, and calling 9-1-1.
    20. present: Preventive and response advice includes locking doors and windows and calling 9-1-1 for suspicious activity.
    21. present: Protective action is explicit: leave if you can, lock and light the space if you cannot, then contact 9-1-1.
    22. present: Recipients are instructed to leave, lock remaining doors, and notify police at 9-1-1.
    23. present: The text tells victims and witnesses to get out, stay locked in if needed, and call or text 9-1-1.
    24. present: Guidance is operational: leave for a safe area, lock doors and windows, and use 9-1-1.
    25. present: People are told to leave, secure in place with lights on, lock openings, and call 9-1-1.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree November 15 to 19, 2024 times including 5:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and about 9 am supply time.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: The report came in about 9 am on November 19, 2024, covering a Nov 15 to Nov 18 window.
    2. present: Clock times 5:30 pm Friday and 3:30 pm Monday, plus 9 am on the 19th, supply when.
    3. present: November 19, 2024 appears as the notice date, with a multi-day occurrence span stated in hours.
    4. present: Currently under investigation and at this time are recency cues alongside dated clock times.
    5. present: The burglary window runs from 5:30 pm on November 15 to 3:30 pm on November 18.
    6. present: About 9 am on November 19, 2024 is when police received the report.
    7. present: Dates November 15, 18, and 19 plus several clock times convey when.
    8. present: The occurrence interval is given down to 5:30 pm and 3:30 pm on named dates.
    9. present: The header date November 19, 2024 and the phrase currently under investigation mark time.
    10. present: Friday evening through Monday afternoon is a dated, clocked window for the theft.
    11. present: At this time the suspect is not in custody, a recency phrase with dated hours.
    12. present: About 9 am, 5:30 pm, and 3:30 pm on specified November 2024 dates satisfy time.
    13. present: The incident is bounded between November 15 at 5:30 pm and November 18 at 3:30 pm.
    14. present: The alert gives November 19, 2024 near 9 am plus the November 15 to 18 window with clock times.
    15. present: Dates and times appear for the report (November 19 about 9 am) and the Friday through Monday occurrence period.
    16. present: Clock times and calendar dates from November 15 through 19 are included.
    17. present: The report time of about 9 am on November 19 and the 5:30 pm to 3:30 pm multi-day window are given.
    18. present: Specific dates and hours for both the report and the likely crime period are present.
    19. present: November 15, 18, and 19 dates with 5:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and about 9 am times count as time cues.
    20. present: The message timestamps the report and brackets the burglary between Friday evening and Monday afternoon.
    21. present: Recency and clock time are supplied for November 15 through 19, 2024.
    22. present: A dated header of November 19, 2024 and intra-day times for the event window are included.
    23. present: Time of report (about 9 am November 19) and the Friday 5:30 pm to Monday 3:30 pm range are stated.
    24. present: Calendar dates and clock times for mid-November 2024 appear in the narrative.
    25. present: The November 15 to 19 dates and 5:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and 9 am times satisfy the time element.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree theft of eight 3-D printers describes property harm beyond the crime label.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Stolen eight 3-D printers is stated property loss, not merely the word burglary.
    2. present: Eight printers taken from the lab is completed harm to property.
    3. present: The text records that printers were stolen, which is a property consequence.
    4. present: Loss of eight 3-D printers states what the burglary did to property.
    5. present: Property harm is explicit because eight 3-D printers were taken from a secured lab.
    6. present: Taking lab printers is a stated loss consequence beyond labeling the offense.
    7. present: Eight missing 3-D printers describe realized property damage from the burglary.
    8. present: The hazard is paired with actual theft of printers, a property impact.
    9. present: Printers stolen from a locked lab is harm to property, not a bare crime title.
    10. present: Eight 3-D printers stolen is an explicit inventory of what was lost.
    11. present: Property consequence is present because the lab lost eight printers to theft.
    12. present: The remainder also notes valuables can be grabbed from open windows, a stated property risk.
    13. present: Stolen lab printers are reported harm to property, which the burglary label alone would not convey.
    14. present: Loss of eight 3-D printers states property harm beyond just labeling the crime burglary.
    15. present: Stealing eight 3-D printers from a secured lab is a stated material consequence.
    16. present: The theft of eight printers communicates property damage or loss as an impact.
    17. present: Eight stolen 3-D printers quantify the harm to property.
    18. present: Property loss is described through the removal of eight 3-D printers.
    19. present: The stolen printers show a concrete loss associated with the burglary.
    20. present: Eight 3-D printers taken from a secured lab is an impact beyond the word burglary.
    21. present: Severity is shown as property harm from the eight missing printers.
    22. present: Consequences include the theft of lab printers, which is property impact.
    23. present: Impact is the loss of eight 3-D printers, not merely the burglary label.
    24. present: Eight stolen 3-D printers document a tangible property consequence.
    25. present: Property harm is stated through the theft of eight 3-D printers from the lab.

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

UC San Diego Police posted the notice on the Campus Notices wiki, linked from police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html as 11/19/2024 Timely Warning Burglary.
Analysis

Key Findings

Weekend window November 15-18, 2024: eight 3-D printers stolen from a secured lab in Engineering Building Unit II.
No suspect information. Suspect not in custody.
Outcome
No suspect information. Suspect not in custody. Investigation open.
Provenance

Sources

Every claim on this page is meant to be checkable. Open the links below (and the Verify this quote control under each confirmed alert) to read the original university, news, or archive page yourself. Hostnames are shown so you can see where you are going; archived copies survive when live pages move or disappear. See also our methodology.

  1. Official
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "University of California, San Diego: Eight 3-D printers stolen from a secured lab in EBU II." Incident of November 15, 2024. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/uc-san-diego-ebu-ii-3d-printer-lab-burglary-2024-11-15/

Download case JSON

Alert text quoted on this page remains the work of the issuing institution; the archive is a secondary source.

Tags
public-r1californiaucsdburglarytimely-warning2024Under Investigation
Added August 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion