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  "id": "2025-05-08-columbia-university-presidents-house-motor-vehicle-theft",
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    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-05-08",
    "type": "motor-vehicle-theft",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Motor vehicle theft near the President's House",
    "headlinePublic": "Motor vehicle theft near the President's House",
    "summary": "Columbia Public Safety [issued Clery Crime Alert 2025-W15](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W15_Clery_Motor_Vehicle_Theft_PresidentsHouse_2025-05-07.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Public Safety seeking tips at 212-854-2797."
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      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert\nMotor Vehicle Theft\nOn Thursday, May 8, 2025, at around 2:38 a.m. a Motor Vehicle Theft occurred in front of the President’s House at the Morningside Campus.\nThe complainant, a Columbia University faculty member, reported that they parked their motor vehicle in front of the President’s House on Morningside Drive at around 10:38\npm on Wednesday, May 7th. On Thursday, May 8th at around 9:54 am the complainant checked on their motor vehicle and noticed it was missing.\nThe incident was reported to Columbia University’s Department of Public Safety on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at around 9:54 a.m. A police report was filed. If you have any\nadditional information about this incident, please contact the Department of Public Safety at 212-854-2797.\nDescription (or Picture) of Reported Offender: The suspects were observed on CCTV cameras, as male-presenting. One of the suspects was wearing all dark clothing, black\nshoes with blue heels and a white mask The second suspect was wearing a dark top, gray bottoms and black shoes. No other information is available at this time.\n\nSafety Tips\nUse a steering wheel lock: This can deter thieves from easily towing the car.\nConsider GPS tracking or immobilizer technology: These can help you recover your vehicle if it’s stolen.\nInstall a car alarm or anti-theft device: Consider an audible alarm system, vehicle immobilizer, or other anti-theft features.\n\nDISCLAIMER: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime\nStatistics Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined campuses that represent a serious or\ncontinuous threat to the community.\nTo see this and other Clery Crime Alerts please visit our Public Safety website. For more information about Columbia University’s Clery Act compliance efforts, please contact\nthe Department’s Clery Act Compliance Director, Roberto A. Pineda Sanchez at rp3240@columbia.edu.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W15_Clery_Motor_Vehicle_Theft_PresidentsHouse_2025-05-07.pdf",
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  "context": "Columbia Public Safety posts Clery Crime Alerts as PDFs. Official product: the [2025-W15 warning](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W15_Clery_Motor_Vehicle_Theft_PresidentsHouse_2025-05-07.pdf).",
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