{
  "id": "2024-07-20-brown-university-dormitory-burglary-july-20",
  "slug": "brown-university-dormitory-burglary-july-20-2024-07-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brown University",
    "shortName": "Brown",
    "state": "RI",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Brown Alert",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-07-20",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Timely warning for a burglary from a dormitory room",
    "headlinePublic": "Timely warning for a burglary from a dormitory room",
    "summary": "Brown University Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management [published a public notice](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/timely-warning-burglary-0) dated 2024-07-20 concerning this incident. Full transmitted text is preserved in the case alerts from the [official alerts archive](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts).",
    "outcome": "See official notice for investigation status and guidance to the community.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Timely Warning\n\nThe Brown University Department of Public Safety provides this notice in compliance with the Timely Notice provision of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.\n\nIncident\n\n\n\nOn Saturday, July 20th 2024, at approximately 7 PM, the Brown University Department of Public Safety received notification of a burglary from a community member. The community member stated that she left her dormitory room at 5:15 AM and when she arrived back to her room at approximately 7 PM she found the room door ajar and noticed an open drawer. Upon inspection she noticed several items missing from the drawer and the room. The community member reported the burglary to the Brown University Department of Public Safety. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Brown University Department of Public Safety at 401-863-3322.\n\nResources\n\nBrown University Department of Public Safety 401-863-3322\n\nProvidence Police Department 401-272-3121\n\nBrown DPS Director of Advocacy, Engagement and Communication 401-863-2542\n\nThe Brown University campus community is always encouraged to take the following steps to keep yourself and others safe:\n\n• Report suspicious behavior, even when you are not directly threatened\n\n• If you feel unsafe in any situation, trust your instincts and call Brown DPS at 401- 863-3322 or the Providence Police at 401-272-3121\n\n• Do not allow others to enter the building with you as you walk in (tail-gating)\n\nPlease review the Brown DPS web page for additional safety awareness information and resources.\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n168 Thayer Street",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/timely-warning-burglary-0",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown DPSEM public alerts archive (publicsafety.brown.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text transcribed from the official Brown Public Safety alert page"
      ],
      "characterCount": 1621,
      "timestampApprox": "Evening of July 20, 2024 after ~7 pm burglary report"
    }
  ],
  "context": "On 2024-07-20, [Brown University](https://www.brown.edu/) Public Safety issued a community-facing notice archived at [publicsafety.brown.edu](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/timely-warning-burglary-0). The text is a complete Clery-style or community safety message as posted publicly by the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management. Related notices appear on the [crime alerts index](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Full official text recovered from Brown's public alerts archive",
    "Verbatim transcription preserves original wording for emergency-management research use"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Timely warning for a burglary from a dormitory room (Brown Public Safety)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/timely-warning-burglary-0",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety crime alerts index",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown University emergency information",
      "url": "https://www.brown.edu/emergency",
      "type": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "burglary",
    "timely-warning",
    "residence-hall",
    "brown"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}