{
  "id": "2023-08-10-columbia-university-burglary-burglary-529w111st-2023-08-10",
  "slug": "columbia-university-burglary-burglary-529w111st-2023-08-10-2023-08-10",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alerts",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-08-10",
    "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 Public Safety issued a Clery crime alert PDF recovered via [Wayback](https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W25_Clery_Burglary_529W111ST_2023-08-10.pdf). Full text preserved from the official flyer.",
    "outcome": "See the Clery crime alert for investigation status and safety guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published as Columbia Clery crime alert around 2023-08-10",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "CLERY CRIME ALERT\nBURGLARY\nOn August 10, 2023 at 2:40 a.m., the person shown in the photo below entered 529 W 111 St\nby forcing open the lobby door. The person then removed two items from the lobby. The person left\nthe building walking east on W 111 St towards Amsterdam Ave.\nTenants are encouraged to immediately remove their deliveries from the lobby once a delivery\nnotification is received.\n\nDaniel Ayala Edward Libassi\nInterim Director of Investigations Investigator\n212-854-2634 212-854-6634\nAugust 11, 2023 Case # 23-2335\n\nPlease note – Clery Crime Alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal Law, for specific crimes in defined\nlocations. They do not, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of crime on campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W25_Clery_Burglary_529W111ST_2023-08-10.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Columbia Public Safety Clery crime alert PDF via Wayback Machine",
      "annotations": [
        "pdftotext from Wayback-archived official Clery PDF"
      ],
      "characterCount": 732
    }
  ],
  "context": "On or about 2023-08-10, Columbia Public Safety published a Clery crime alert. Live index is Cloudflare-restricted; [Wayback PDF](https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W25_Clery_Burglary_529W111ST_2023-08-10.pdf) holds the public text.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Clery PDF complete text",
    "Recovered via Wayback"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Clery PDF (Wayback)",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W25_Clery_Burglary_529W111ST_2023-08-10.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"
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}