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  "id": "2023-01-31-columbia-university-robbery-attempted-robbery-west131st-broadway-2023",
  "slug": "columbia-university-robbery-attempted-robbery-west131st-broadway-2023-2023-01-31",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alerts",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-01-31",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Clery crime alert for a robbery near campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Clery crime alert for a robbery 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/W06-Clery-Attempted-Robbery-West131st-Broadway-2023-01-30.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 2023-01-31",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime – Attempted Robbery\nOn Monday, January 30th at 7:43pm, A Columbia University Affiliate was the victim of an attempted Robbery\non West 131st between Broadway and Old Broadway. After investigation by NYPD, it was determined that the\nvictim had been surrounded by four juvenile individuals, one of the juveniles assaulted the victim and\nattempted to take her property. The four juvenile individuals fled east on West 131 st inside the Manhattanville\nHouses located at 3250 Broadway. Anyone with information concerning this crime is urged to contact the\nNYPD by dialing 911 or Public Safety at 212-853-3333.\n\nPlease note- Clery crime alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal law, for specific crimes in defined\nlocations. They do not present, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of crime on campus.\n\nDaniel Ayala Adam Tegan\nInterim Director of Investigations Investigator\n212 854-2634 212 853-3315\nJanuary 31, 2023, Case # 23-000269\nNYPD Complaint# 2023-026-336",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250101021134/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W06-Clery-Attempted-Robbery-West131st-Broadway-2023-01-30.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Columbia Public Safety Clery crime alert PDF via Wayback Machine",
      "annotations": [
        "pdftotext from Wayback-archived official Clery PDF"
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    }
  ],
  "context": "On or about 2023-01-31, 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/W06-Clery-Attempted-Robbery-West131st-Broadway-2023-01-30.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/W06-Clery-Attempted-Robbery-West131st-Broadway-2023-01-30.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",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}