{
  "id": "2025-02-09-clemson-university-sanders-hall-burglary",
  "slug": "clemson-university-sanders-hall-burglary-2025-02-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Clemson University",
    "shortName": "Clemson",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CU Alert",
    "enrollment": 28000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-02-09",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Timely warning after burglary of unlocked residence hall room overnight",
    "headlinePublic": "Timely warning after burglary of unlocked residence hall room overnight",
    "summary": "Clemson [issued a Clery timely warning](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2025/02/09/timely-warning-burglary/) after two unknown individuals entered an unlocked room in Sanders Hall early on February 9, 2025, and a wallet was later reported stolen.",
    "outcome": "Timely warning issued; investigation ongoing per CU Alerts.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "February 9, 2025 (CU Alerts archive)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Between 2:30-3 a.m. on February 9, 2025, two unknown individuals entered an unlocked room in Sanders Hall. The resident of the room was awakened by the sound of their voices and instructed the individuals to leave, at which point the suspects expressed that they thought this was their room and left immediately. The resident was later contacted by their bank on February 9 about vending machine charges attempted on their card, which were not approved by the bank. The resident reported the incident to the Clemson University Police Department at 11:30 a.m. on February 9, indicating that his wallet was stolen.\n\nCUPD is actively investigating the incident. If you have any information regarding this or other related incidents, contact CUPD at 864-656-2222 or use the Text CU Dispatch feature in the Rave Guardian app.\n\nCrime Prevention: Protect Your Belongings\n\nCUPD urges the following crime prevention tips for our community members to properly protect your belongings and yourself:\n\n*   Be sure to lock your room and/or dwelling at all times, even when you are home.\n*   Be sure you always have your keys or phone with your access, even when walking around your community (eg. doing laundry.)\n*   Do not leave valuables in plain sight.\n*   Walk with a friend or other known students.\n*   Walk in well-lit and well-traveled areas.\n*   Immediately report any suspicious activity on campus to the Clemson University Police Department at 864-656-2222.\n*   Never attempt to make contact with persons involved in suspicious activity.\n\n_Issued in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, a federal law originally known as the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, that mandates timely notices to the campus community. The Clery Act is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education._",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2025/02/09/timely-warning-burglary/",
      "sourceDescription": "CU Alerts official archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from alerts.clemson.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 1853
    }
  ],
  "context": "Clemson [issued a Clery timely warning](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2025/02/09/timely-warning-burglary/) after two unknown individuals entered an unlocked room in Sanders Hall early on February 9, 2025, and a wallet was later reported stolen. Official full text from alerts.clemson.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official CU Alerts archive full-text recovery"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "CU Alerts",
      "url": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2025/02/09/timely-warning-burglary/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "CU Alerts index",
      "url": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "clemson",
    "timely-warning",
    "burglary"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}