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  "id": "2023-01-24-columbia-university-motor-vehicle-theft-motor-vehicle-theft-west131st",
  "slug": "columbia-university-motor-vehicle-theft-motor-vehicle-theft-west131st-2023-01-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alerts",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-01-24",
    "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 Public Safety issued a Clery crime alert PDF recovered via [Wayback](https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W05-Clery-Motor-Vehicle-Theft-West131st-2023-01-24.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 2023-01-24",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert – Motor Vehicle Theft\nOn Tuesday January 24, 2023, at approximately 3:35 pm, the individuals pictured below did\nsteal a motorcycle that was parked on the southwest corner of West 131 Street and Broadway.\nIf the identity of the individuals are known or if seen, please contact 911 and Public Safety\nOperations at 212‐853‐3333. A police report has been filed with the NYPD.\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\n\nDanny Ayala Michael Pellegrino\nInterim Director, Investigations Assistant Director\n212‐854‐2634 212‐853‐3320\nJanuary 24, 2023",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W05-Clery-Motor-Vehicle-Theft-West131st-2023-01-24.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Columbia Public Safety Clery crime alert PDF via Wayback Machine",
      "annotations": [
        "pdftotext from Wayback-archived official Clery PDF"
      ],
      "characterCount": 719
    }
  ],
  "context": "On or about 2023-01-24, Columbia Public Safety published a Clery crime alert. Live index is Cloudflare-restricted; [Wayback PDF](https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W05-Clery-Motor-Vehicle-Theft-West131st-2023-01-24.pdf) holds the public text.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Clery PDF complete text",
    "Recovered via Wayback"
  ],
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    {
      "title": "Clery PDF (Wayback)",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W05-Clery-Motor-Vehicle-Theft-West131st-2023-01-24.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"
    }
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}