{
  "id": "2023-06-07-columbia-university-burglary-burglary-mudd500w120st-2023-04-19",
  "slug": "columbia-university-burglary-burglary-mudd500w120st-2023-04-19-2023-06-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alerts",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-06-07",
    "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/W18-Clery-Burglary-MUDD500W120St-2023-04-19.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 2023-06-07",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert - Burglary\nOn June 7, 2023, at approximately 4:12 PM inside of the Mudd Building ( 500 West 120 Street ), the unknown\nindividual in the photos below did “piggyback” into the building. Once inside the building, the individual entered an\nunsecured office and removed several items. If the identity of the individual is known or if seen, please call 911 and\nPublic Safety at 212 854-5555. There is a report on file with the NYPD.\n\nPlease note – Clery Crime Alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal Law, for specific crimes in defined locations.\nThey do not present, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of crimes on campus.\n\nDaniel Ayala John Garvey\nInterim Director of Investigations Senior Investigator\n212 854-2634 212 854-4790\nJune 9, 2023 Case # 23-001770",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W18-Clery-Burglary-MUDD500W120St-2023-04-19.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Columbia Public Safety Clery crime alert PDF via Wayback Machine",
      "annotations": [
        "pdftotext from Wayback-archived official Clery PDF"
      ],
      "characterCount": 794
    }
  ],
  "context": "On or about 2023-06-07, 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/W18-Clery-Burglary-MUDD500W120St-2023-04-19.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/W18-Clery-Burglary-MUDD500W120St-2023-04-19.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"
}