{
  "id": "2023-05-25-columbia-university-robbery-robbery-601w115st-05232023",
  "slug": "columbia-university-robbery-robbery-601w115st-05232023-2023-05-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alerts",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-05-25",
    "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/20240607225859/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W16_CleryAlert_Robbery_601W115St_05232023.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 2023-05-25",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert – Robbery\nOn May 25, 2023 at approximately 12:03AM the unknown individual in the photo below entered Morton\nWilliams Market (601 West 115 St), removed merchandise without paying, and struck an employee with a bat\nwhen confronted. The individual was last seen entering the North West subway entrance at West 116 Street. If\nthe identity of the individual is known or if seen, please call 911 and Public Safety at 212 854-5555. There is a\nreport on file with the NYPD.\n\nPlease note – Clery crime alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal law, for specific crimes in\ndefined locations. They do not present, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of\ncrime on campus.\n\nDaniel Ayala John Garvey\nInterim Director of Investigations Senior Investigator\n212 854-2634 212 854-4790\nMay 25, 2023 Case # 2023-001648",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240607225859/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W16_CleryAlert_Robbery_601W115St_05232023.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Columbia Public Safety Clery crime alert PDF via Wayback Machine",
      "annotations": [
        "pdftotext from Wayback-archived official Clery PDF"
      ],
      "characterCount": 834
    }
  ],
  "context": "On or about 2023-05-25, Columbia Public Safety published a Clery crime alert. Live index is Cloudflare-restricted; [Wayback PDF](https://web.archive.org/web/20240607225859/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W16_CleryAlert_Robbery_601W115St_05232023.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/20240607225859/https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/W16_CleryAlert_Robbery_601W115St_05232023.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": [
    "robbery",
    "clery",
    "columbia",
    "wayback"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}