{
  "id": "2020-09-12-brown-university-thayer-olive-robbery",
  "slug": "brown-university-thayer-olive-robbery-2020-09-12",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brown University",
    "shortName": "Brown",
    "state": "RI",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "BrownAlert",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-09-12",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "ongoing",
    "headline": "Robbery on Thayer Street; crime alert",
    "headlinePublic": "Robbery on Thayer Street; crime alert",
    "summary": "Brown Public Safety published [this notice](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alert-robbery-1).",
    "outcome": "See Brown Public Safety alert.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "None (Brown Public Safety)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Brown University's Public Safety and Emergency Management received notification from the Providence Police Department of a robbery incident which occurred on Thayer Street, at the intersection of Olive Street.\n\nBrown University's Public Safety and Emergency Management received notification from the Providence Police Department of a robbery incident which occurred on Thayer Street, at the intersection of Olive Street.\n\nIncident: On Saturday 9-12-20, at approximately 12:50 pm, a female was walking on Thayer Street when an unknown male wearing a white shirt and black sweatpants, with a stocky build, grabbed her purse and shoved her to the ground. The unknown assailant fled on Olive St and left the scene in a gold Nissan Altima. The victim (non-affiliated) contacted the Providence Police Department from her residence.\n\nThe incident is under investigation by the Providence Police Department. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Providence Police Department at 401-272-3121 or Brown's Public Safety and Emergency Management at 401-863-3322.\n\nBrown University's Public Safety and Emergency Management has increased patrols in the area. Community members are encouraged to visit the Department of Public Safety’s website for important safety awareness information.\n\nBrown University's Public Safety and Emergency Management\n\nBrown University\n\nProvidence\nRI\n02912\n\n401-863-1000\n\nQuick Navigation\n\n-\n\nVisit Brown\n\n-\n\nCampus Map\n\n-\n\nA to Z\n\n-\n\nContact Us",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alert-robbery-1",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown Public Safety alert page",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from publicsafety.brown.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 1485
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official full text from [Brown Public Safety](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alert-robbery-1).",
  "keyFindings": [
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  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alert-robbery-1",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety Alerts",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "brown",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
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