{
  "id": "2024-04-12-brown-university-timely-warning-0",
  "slug": "brown-university-timely-warning-0-2024-04-12",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brown University",
    "shortName": "Brown",
    "state": "RI",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Brown Alert",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-04-12",
    "type": "theft",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Stolen motor vehicle timely warning for campus community",
    "headlinePublic": "Stolen motor vehicle timely warning for campus community",
    "summary": "Brown Public Safety [posted a public notice](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/timely-warning-0) on or about 2024-04-12. Full text is preserved from the official alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for investigation or operational status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2024-04-12 on the official public safety archive",
      "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\nOn Tuesday, April 11th, 2024, at approximately 5:50 PM, a community member notified the Brown University Department of Public Safety of a stolen motor vehicle. The community member stated that she parked her car on Brook Street at 9:00 AM, and when she returned at 5:00 PM, it was gone. The community member reported the theft to the Providence Police Department. This matter is under investigation by the Providence Police Department and the Brown University Department of Public Safety. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Providence Police at 401-272-3121 or 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\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• 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\nPlease review the Brown DPS web page for additional safety awareness information and resources.\n\nLocation\nBrook Street",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/timely-warning-0",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown University public safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official public safety web archive page body.",
        "Full public notice text recovered for confirmed-verbatim preservation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1453,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official public safety archive notice from Brown University.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete public safety notice text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Timely Warning",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/timely-warning-0",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "brown",
    "brown-university",
    "theft",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}