{
  "id": "2021-04-25-columbia-university-burglary-burglary-15claremont-2021-04-25",
  "slug": "columbia-university-burglary-burglary-15claremont-2021-04-25-2021-04-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alerts",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-04-25",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Clery crime alert for a burglary near campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Clery crime alert for a burglary near campus",
    "summary": "Columbia Clery alert PDF via [Wayback](https://web.archive.org/web/20240607225859/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W06-Clery-Burglary-15Claremont-2021-04-25.pdf).",
    "outcome": "See Clery alert.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published around 2021-04-25",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "CLERY CRIME ALERT\nBURGLARY\nOn April 25, 2021 at about 8:00 a.m., the person shown in the photo below forced open the\nlobby door of 15 Claremont Ave and once inside, removed property. The subject fled south\non Claremont Ave. from the building. If you have any information about this crime or the\nperson responsible, please contact Columbia University Public Safety at the numbers\nprovided below.\n\nPlease note – Clery crime alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal law, for specific crimes in defined\nlocations. They do not present, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of crime on campus.\n\nDeidre Fuchs Ken Finnegan\nExecutive Director, Investigations Associate Director, Investigations\n212-854-2054 212-854-3211\nApril 26, 2021 Case # 21-692",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240607225859/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W06-Clery-Burglary-15Claremont-2021-04-25.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Columbia Clery PDF via Wayback",
      "annotations": [
        "pdftotext from Wayback Clery PDF"
      ],
      "characterCount": 758
    }
  ],
  "context": "Columbia Clery flyer ~2021-04-25; [Wayback PDF](https://web.archive.org/web/20240607225859/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W06-Clery-Burglary-15Claremont-2021-04-25.pdf).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Clery PDF",
    "Wayback recovery"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Clery PDF (Wayback)",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240607225859/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W06-Clery-Burglary-15Claremont-2021-04-25.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Columbia Clery index",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/content/clery-crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Columbia University",
      "url": "https://www.columbia.edu/",
      "type": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "burglary",
    "clery",
    "columbia",
    "wayback"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}