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  "id": "2025-11-25-columbia-university-523-west-112th-burglaries",
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  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alert",
    "enrollment": 33000
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-11-25",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Burglary at 523 West 112th Street",
    "headlinePublic": "Burglary at 523 West 112th Street",
    "summary": "Columbia Public Safety [issued Clery Crime Alert 2025-W36](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W36_Clery_Burglary_523West112thStreet_2025_11_25_and_2025_11_28.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 informed that on Friday, November 28, 2025, at approximately\n1:06 a.m. a Burglary occurred at 523 West 112th Street. The same individual also committed a similar\ncrime on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at 2:40 p.m. at the same location. The individual is male\npresenting, with a dark complexion and a salt and peppered colored beard. They were wearing a black\nhoodie, a burgundy jacket, gray jeans and white sneakers.\nA video review shows the individual using minimal force to push open the lobby door to gain entry. Once\ninside the building, the individual opened several packages and removed the contents. The individual\nwas last seen walking westbound on West 112th Street towards Broadway.\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\nyour apartment building. If you do not feel safe stopping a person from piggybacking behind you,\nyou 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\npackage(s) in a timely manner.\nMany mail carriers (UPS, FedEx) have offices where you can drop-off and pick-up your packages\nsafely. You can also arrange delivery to partnered local businesses, like pharmacies.\n\nDisclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne\nClery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Columbia University is\nrequired to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined\ncampuses 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\nabout Columbia University’s Clery Act compliance efforts, please contact the Department’s\nCompliance Unit by emailing ps-compliance@columbia.edu.",
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      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W36_Clery_Burglary_523West112thStreet_2025_11_25_and_2025_11_28.pdf",
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  "context": "Columbia Public Safety posts Clery Crime Alerts as PDFs. Official product: the [2025-W36 warning](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W36_Clery_Burglary_523West112thStreet_2025_11_25_and_2025_11_28.pdf).",
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