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  "id": "2025-11-08-columbia-university-521-526-west-112th-burglaries",
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  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alert",
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-11-08",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Burglaries at 521 and 526 West 112th Street",
    "headlinePublic": "Burglaries at 521 and 526 West 112th Street",
    "summary": "Columbia Public Safety [issued Clery Crime Alert 2025-W35](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W35_Clery_Burglary_526West112thStreet_and_521West112thStreet_2025_11_13_and_2025_11_08.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Public Safety seeking tips at 212-854-2797."
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      "type": "initial",
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      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert\nBurglary / Package Thefts\nThe Department of Public Safety was just informed that on Thursday, November 13th, 2025, at approximately 11:39 p.m. a Burglary occurred at\n526 West 112th Street. The same individual also committed a similar crime on Saturday, November 8th, 2025, at 1:44 p.m. at 521 West 112th\nStreet. The individual is male presenting with a light brown complexion and a mustache. They were wearing a red hoodie, a black jacket, black\njeans and dark colored sneakers.\nA video review shows the individual pushing open an unsecured door to gain entry. Once inside the building, the individual opened several\npackages and removed the contents. The individual was last seen walking eastbound on West 112th Street towards Amsterdam Ave.\nIf you have any additional information about this incident, please contact Public Safety at 212-854-2797.\nHarm Reduction Strategies:\nDo not buzz people into a building unless you know who they are and what they are doing.\nPlease try to retrieve your package(s) in a timely manner.\nWhen safe, and if possible, do not allow others to piggyback behind you when you are entering your apartment building. If you do not feel\nsafe stopping a person from piggybacking behind you, you can always call Public Safety (212-854-2797) once you are in a safe location.\nMake sure the doors lock behind you every time to enter or exit a building.\nStay informed about delivery statuses and estimated arrival times and try to retrieve your package(s) in a timely manner.\nMany mail carriers (UPS, FedEx) have offices where you can drop-off and pick-up your packages safely. You can also arrange delivery to\npartnered local businesses, like pharmacies.\n\nDisclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security\nPolicy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our\nClery Act defined campuses that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community.\nTo see this and other Clery Crime Alerts please visit our Public Safety website. For more information about Columbia University’s Clery Act\ncompliance efforts, please contact the Department’s Compliance Unit by emailing ps-compliance@columbia.edu.",
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  "context": "Columbia Public Safety posts Clery Crime Alerts as PDFs. Official product: the [2025-W35 warning](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W35_Clery_Burglary_526West112thStreet_and_521West112thStreet_2025_11_13_and_2025_11_08.pdf).",
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