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  "id": "2021-11-29-columbia-university-motor-vehicle-theft-grand-larceny-2021-11-29",
  "slug": "columbia-university-motor-vehicle-theft-grand-larceny-2021-11-29-2021-11-29",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alerts",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-11-29",
    "type": "motor-vehicle-theft",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Clery crime alert for a theft near campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Clery crime alert for a theft near campus",
    "summary": "Columbia Clery alert PDF via [Wayback](https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W20-Clery-Grand_Larceny_2021-11-29.pdf).",
    "outcome": "See Clery alert.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published around 2021-11-29",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert – Grand Larceny Auto\nOn Monday, November 29, 2021, at approximately 12:00am, an unknown\nindividual did exit the below pictured vehicle and stole a vehicle that was parked\non West 170th and Haven Ave. The below pictured vehicle was last seen driving\nEast on West 170th St and South on Fort Washington. If you have any information\nconcerning this crime, please contact the 33 Pct. Detective squad at 212-927-3780\nor Columbia University Public Safety at 212-305-8100.\n\nRemember to lock all doors and activate alarm if vehicle is equipped with it.\n\nPlease note- Clery crime alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal law, for specific crimes in defined locations. They do\nnot present, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of crime on campus.\n\nDeidre Fuchs Adam Tegan\nExecutive Director of Investigations Investigator\n212 854-2054 212 853-3315\nNovember 29, 2021 Case # 2021-002582",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W20-Clery-Grand_Larceny_2021-11-29.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Columbia Clery PDF via Wayback",
      "annotations": [
        "pdftotext from Wayback Clery PDF"
      ],
      "characterCount": 910
    }
  ],
  "context": "Columbia Clery flyer ~2021-11-29; [Wayback PDF](https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W20-Clery-Grand_Larceny_2021-11-29.pdf).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Clery PDF",
    "Wayback recovery"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Clery PDF (Wayback)",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231208230256/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W20-Clery-Grand_Larceny_2021-11-29.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": [
    "motor-vehicle-theft",
    "clery",
    "columbia",
    "wayback"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}