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  "id": "2025-09-26-columbia-university-530-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": "2025-09-26",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Burglaries at 530 West 112th Street",
    "headlinePublic": "Burglaries at 530 West 112th Street",
    "summary": "Columbia Public Safety [issued Clery Crime Alert 2025-W26](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W26_Clery_Burglaries_W530andW112St_2025-09-26-and-2025-09-27.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Public Safety seeking tips at 212-854-2797."
  },
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      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert\nBurglaries\n\nColumbia University Public Safety was just informed of two burglaries that occurred at 530 West 112 Street at the Morningside Campus. The first\nburglary occurred on Friday, September 26, 2025, at around 9:55 p.m. The second occurred on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at around 3:00 p.m.\nBoth burglaries may have been committed by the same suspect.\nOn September 26, the suspect entered the building due to the door not being closed correctly. On September 27, the suspect entered the\nbuilding after randomly buzzing apartments until they were let in.\nIf you have any additional information about this incident, please contact the Department of Public Safety at 212-854-2797.\nDescription of Reported Offender: The suspect was observed on CCTV cameras, as male-presenting, with a brown complexion, and thin build. On\nSeptember 26th they wore an olive cap, green camouflage tee shirt, dark pants and sneakers. On September 27th they wore a dark cap with gray\nbrim, navy blue tee-shirt, red flannel bottoms and black sneakers. No other information is available at this time.\nSafety Tips\nDo NOT buzz people into your building if you do not know who they are.\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 in a timely manner.\n\nDISCLAIMER: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy\nand Campus Crime Statistics Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act\ndefined 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 Clery Act Compliance Director, Roberto A. Pineda Sanchez at ps-compliance@columbia.edu.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W26_Clery_Burglaries_W530andW112St_2025-09-26-and-2025-09-27.pdf",
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  "context": "Columbia Public Safety posts Clery Crime Alerts as PDFs. Official product: the [2025-W26 warning](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W26_Clery_Burglaries_W530andW112St_2025-09-26-and-2025-09-27.pdf).",
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