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UC San Diego Police issued a Clery timely warning after suspects entered a locked space in McGill Hall on June 19. Officers responded at 12:17 p.m. June 21 and circulated photos. Suspects not in custody.

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UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT June 21, 2026 ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO Timely Warning – Burglary On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM, officers from the UC San Diego Police Department responded to a burglary investigation at McGill Hall, on the UC San Diego campus. Officers investigated and determined that the suspects pictured below entered a locked and secured space on June 19th, 2026. The UC San Diego Police Department is actively investigating this incident. If you see the suspect(s) pictured below, please notify the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357. At this time, the suspects are not in custody. The report is currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department. If you have any other 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 or office space: 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 which 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 will not 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 full 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. Take steps to ensure your property can be identified if it is taken. Keep records of serial numbers or other identifying information that cannot be altered. What is this Notice? This notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety 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
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UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Burglary 06-21-2026 (UCPD email body)ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.netfind archived copies
Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. htmlCode sha256 d58a62604f8613ef0110246fcb8f0e699fc1bf44cf951d09cb6ade90b04c38b0. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body (head/title and header-image alt omitted). En dash and curly apostrophe preserved. Attached suspect photos are not transcribed. SPN save-sync HTTP 302 -> https://web.archive.org/web/20260824093046/https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126257011/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+06-21-2026
Burglary on June 19; police response and timely warning June 21 at 12:17 p.m.
Distinct from 2026-06-12-uc-san-diego-mesa-park-court-police-activity (different date, location, and product type) and from 2026-08-02-uc-san-diego-la-jolla-del-sol-apartment-burglary.
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 June 21, 2026 ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO Timely Warning – Burglary On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM, officers from the UC San Diego Police Department responded to a burglary investigation at McGill Hall, on the UC San Diego campus. Officers investigated and determined that the suspects pictured below entered a locked and secured space on June 19th, 2026. The UC San Diego Police Department is actively investigating this incident. If you see the suspect(s) pictured below, please notify the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357. At this time, the suspects are not in custody. The report is currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department. If you have any other 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 or office space: 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 which 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 will not 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 full 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. Take steps to ensure your property can be identified if it is taken. Keep records of serial numbers or other identifying information that cannot be altered. What is this Notice? This notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety 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

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT is the branded 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: The deciding words are "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT", so this element is present.
    2. present: This read treats "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" as enough to mark the element present.
    3. present: Quoted evidence "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" is the specific language that carries the element.
    4. present: I mark present because the alert includes "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT".
    5. present: Presence follows from the phrase "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" in the body.
    6. present: The message supplies "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT", which satisfies the element on this pass.
    7. present: On this independent read, "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" is the hook that makes the element present.
    8. present: Element is present: the text itself contains "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT".
    9. present: A first-time reader would see "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" and know the element is there.
    10. present: Coding present from the explicit wording "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT".
    11. present: The body names it with "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT", so the vote is present.
    12. present: This pass votes present on the strength of "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT".
    13. present: Because the alert says "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT", the element is not missing.
    14. present: The quoted span "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" is sufficient and does not need outside knowledge.
    15. present: Present: "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" is in the transmitted text.
    16. present: I am scoring present after locating "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" in the message.
    17. present: The element is carried by "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" rather than by implication alone.
    18. present: Direct language "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" is what this pass uses for a present vote.
    19. present: Nothing in the rest of the text undoes "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" as the present cue.
    20. present: This reviewer finds "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" and therefore records present.
    21. present: The alert is not silent here: it has "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT".
    22. present: Present vote rests on the visible words "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT".
    23. present: From the four corners of the message, "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" establishes the element.
    24. present: I quote "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" as the sole basis for present on this pass.
    25. present: Independent judgment: "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT" is on the page, so present.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    a burglary investigation names a specific crime.

    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 deciding words are "a burglary investigation", so this element is present.
    2. present: This read treats "a burglary investigation" as enough to mark the element present.
    3. present: Quoted evidence "a burglary investigation" is the specific language that carries the element.
    4. present: I mark present because the alert includes "a burglary investigation".
    5. present: Presence follows from the phrase "a burglary investigation" in the body.
    6. present: The message supplies "a burglary investigation", which satisfies the element on this pass.
    7. present: On this independent read, "a burglary investigation" is the hook that makes the element present.
    8. present: Element is present: the text itself contains "a burglary investigation".
    9. present: A first-time reader would see "a burglary investigation" and know the element is there.
    10. present: Coding present from the explicit wording "a burglary investigation".
    11. present: The body names it with "a burglary investigation", so the vote is present.
    12. present: This pass votes present on the strength of "a burglary investigation".
    13. present: Because the alert says "a burglary investigation", the element is not missing.
    14. present: The quoted span "a burglary investigation" is sufficient and does not need outside knowledge.
    15. present: Present: "a burglary investigation" is in the transmitted text.
    16. present: I am scoring present after locating "a burglary investigation" in the message.
    17. present: The element is carried by "a burglary investigation" rather than by implication alone.
    18. present: Direct language "a burglary investigation" is what this pass uses for a present vote.
    19. present: Nothing in the rest of the text undoes "a burglary investigation" as the present cue.
    20. present: This reviewer finds "a burglary investigation" and therefore records present.
    21. present: The alert is not silent here: it has "a burglary investigation".
    22. present: Present vote rests on the visible words "a burglary investigation".
    23. present: From the four corners of the message, "a burglary investigation" establishes the element.
    24. present: I quote "a burglary investigation" as the sole basis for present on this pass.
    25. present: Independent judgment: "a burglary investigation" is on the page, so present.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    McGill Hall is a named building on campus.

    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 deciding words are "McGill Hall", so this element is present.
    2. present: This read treats "McGill Hall" as enough to mark the element present.
    3. present: Quoted evidence "McGill Hall" is the specific language that carries the element.
    4. present: I mark present because the alert includes "McGill Hall".
    5. present: Presence follows from the phrase "McGill Hall" in the body.
    6. present: The message supplies "McGill Hall", which satisfies the element on this pass.
    7. present: On this independent read, "McGill Hall" is the hook that makes the element present.
    8. present: Element is present: the text itself contains "McGill Hall".
    9. present: A first-time reader would see "McGill Hall" and know the element is there.
    10. present: Coding present from the explicit wording "McGill Hall".
    11. present: The body names it with "McGill Hall", so the vote is present.
    12. present: This pass votes present on the strength of "McGill Hall".
    13. present: Because the alert says "McGill Hall", the element is not missing.
    14. present: The quoted span "McGill Hall" is sufficient and does not need outside knowledge.
    15. present: Present: "McGill Hall" is in the transmitted text.
    16. present: I am scoring present after locating "McGill Hall" in the message.
    17. present: The element is carried by "McGill Hall" rather than by implication alone.
    18. present: Direct language "McGill Hall" is what this pass uses for a present vote.
    19. present: Nothing in the rest of the text undoes "McGill Hall" as the present cue.
    20. present: This reviewer finds "McGill Hall" and therefore records present.
    21. present: The alert is not silent here: it has "McGill Hall".
    22. present: Present vote rests on the visible words "McGill Hall".
    23. present: From the four corners of the message, "McGill Hall" establishes the element.
    24. present: I quote "McGill Hall" as the sole basis for present on this pass.
    25. present: Independent judgment: "McGill Hall" is on the page, so present.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Victims are told to leave if possible and to call or text police at 9-1-1.

    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: The deciding words are "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1", so this element is present.
    2. present: This read treats "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" as enough to mark the element present.
    3. present: Quoted evidence "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" is the specific language that carries the element.
    4. present: I mark present because the alert includes "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1".
    5. present: Presence follows from the phrase "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" in the body.
    6. present: The message supplies "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1", which satisfies the element on this pass.
    7. present: On this independent read, "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" is the hook that makes the element present.
    8. present: Element is present: the text itself contains "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1".
    9. present: A first-time reader would see "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" and know the element is there.
    10. present: Coding present from the explicit wording "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1".
    11. present: The body names it with "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1", so the vote is present.
    12. present: This pass votes present on the strength of "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1".
    13. present: Because the alert says "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1", the element is not missing.
    14. present: The quoted span "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" is sufficient and does not need outside knowledge.
    15. present: Present: "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" is in the transmitted text.
    16. present: I am scoring present after locating "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" in the message.
    17. present: The element is carried by "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" rather than by implication alone.
    18. present: Direct language "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" is what this pass uses for a present vote.
    19. present: Nothing in the rest of the text undoes "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" as the present cue.
    20. present: This reviewer finds "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" and therefore records present.
    21. present: The alert is not silent here: it has "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1".
    22. present: Present vote rests on the visible words "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1".
    23. present: From the four corners of the message, "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" establishes the element.
    24. present: I quote "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" as the sole basis for present on this pass.
    25. present: Independent judgment: "Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1" is on the page, so present.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM is an explicit clock time and date.

    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 deciding words are "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM", so this element is present.
    2. present: This read treats "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" as enough to mark the element present.
    3. present: Quoted evidence "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" is the specific language that carries the element.
    4. present: I mark present because the alert includes "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM".
    5. present: Presence follows from the phrase "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" in the body.
    6. present: The message supplies "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM", which satisfies the element on this pass.
    7. present: On this independent read, "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" is the hook that makes the element present.
    8. present: Element is present: the text itself contains "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM".
    9. present: A first-time reader would see "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" and know the element is there.
    10. present: Coding present from the explicit wording "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM".
    11. present: The body names it with "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM", so the vote is present.
    12. present: This pass votes present on the strength of "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM".
    13. present: Because the alert says "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM", the element is not missing.
    14. present: The quoted span "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" is sufficient and does not need outside knowledge.
    15. present: Present: "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" is in the transmitted text.
    16. present: I am scoring present after locating "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" in the message.
    17. present: The element is carried by "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" rather than by implication alone.
    18. present: Direct language "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" is what this pass uses for a present vote.
    19. present: Nothing in the rest of the text undoes "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" as the present cue.
    20. present: This reviewer finds "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" and therefore records present.
    21. present: The alert is not silent here: it has "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM".
    22. present: Present vote rests on the visible words "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM".
    23. present: From the four corners of the message, "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" establishes the element.
    24. present: I quote "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" as the sole basis for present on this pass.
    25. present: Independent judgment: "On June 21, 2026, at 12:17 PM" is on the page, so present.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    The notice names a burglary but does not state a consequence or severity; prevention text is labeled as not necessarily related.

    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. absent: No consequence or severity language appears for this burglary; the crime name is Hazard only.
    2. absent: Impact is absent: entered a locked space describes the act, not what it could do to people.
    3. absent: I mark absent because there is no phrase such as dangerous, injury, or life-threatening about this incident.
    4. absent: The generic burglary-prevention block is labeled as not necessarily related, so it does not supply this-incident impact.
    5. absent: This pass finds no explicit harm statement tied to the McGill Hall entry.
    6. absent: Absent: naming burglary is Hazard, not Impact, under the rubric.
    7. absent: Nothing in the four corners states a consequence of this burglary.
    8. absent: A first-time reader is not told how serious the harm is, only that suspects entered a locked space.
    9. absent: I score absent after searching for severity words about this incident and finding none.
    10. absent: Photos circulated is an identification aid, not an impact statement.
    11. absent: This reviewer records absent; the text does not convey what the hazard could do.
    12. absent: No impact cue such as could injure you is present for this incident.
    13. absent: The element is missing rather than implied by the crime name alone.
    14. absent: Direct language of consequence is not on the page, so absent.
    15. absent: Independent judgment: impact is not satisfied by burglary plus a boilerplate disclaimer.
    16. absent: Quoted evidence of severity is not available in this message.
    17. absent: The remainder-of-this-message disclaimer cuts the burglary tips off from incident impact.
    18. absent: I do not treat not in custody as an impact statement about harm.
    19. absent: This pass votes absent: no potential-consequences clause for this incident.
    20. absent: From the transmitted text, impact is not present.
    21. absent: The body never says the burglary was dangerous or injurious.
    22. absent: Absent vote rests on the lack of consequence wording.
    23. absent: Because the alert only reports a locked-space entry, impact is not met.
    24. absent: Nothing undoes the absence of a harm or severity statement.
    25. absent: I quote no impact span because none exists, so the vote is absent.

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.
Analysis

Key Findings

Suspects entered a locked and secured space in McGill Hall on June 19. Officers responded at 12:17 p.m. June 21.
The timely warning circulates photos and asks anyone who sees the suspects to call (858) 534-4357.
Outcome
Suspects not in custody. Photos circulated. Investigation open.
Provenance

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    Timely Warning – Burglary - 06-21-2026
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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "University of California, San Diego: Locked McGill Hall space entered; photos circulated." Incident of June 19, 2026. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/uc-san-diego-mcgill-hall-burglary-2026-06-19/

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