{
  "id": "2024-10-06-cornell-university-carl-becker-house-burglary",
  "slug": "cornell-university-carl-becker-house-burglary-2024-10-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Cornell University",
    "shortName": "Cornell",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CornellALERT / Crime Alerts",
    "enrollment": 26000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-10-06",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Watch taken from an unlocked unoccupied dorm room",
    "headlinePublic": "Watch taken from an unlocked unoccupied dorm room",
    "summary": "Cornell Police [issued a Crime Alert after an Omega Seamaster watch was stolen from an unlocked unoccupied dorm room at Carl Becker House](https://publicsafety.cornell.edu/crime-alerts/burglary-carl-becker-house/) between the evening of October 5 and 2:00 a.m. on October 6, 2024.",
    "outcome": "No suspect description."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-10-06T20:08:58-04:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On October 6, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the Cornell University Police Department responded to a reported burglary at the Carl Becker House, 647 Stewart Ave., City of Ithaca.\n\nThe victim reported that their Omega Seamaster watch was stolen from their dorm room between 6:00 p.m. on October 5 and 2:00 a.m. on October 6, 2024.\n\nThe room was unlocked and unoccupied when the incident occurred. There is no suspect description available.\n\nAnyone with information related to this crime is asked to contact the Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center at (607)255-1111.\n\nCornell University Police urge the community to take steps to protect their property by locking and closing unattended doors and windows and to immediately report any suspected criminal activity they see by dialing 911 or utilizing the RAVE Guardian app.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.cornell.edu/crime-alerts/burglary-carl-becker-house/",
      "sourceDescription": "Cornell DPS Crime Alert: Burglary, Carl Becker House",
      "annotations": [
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        "(607)255-1111 has no space after the area code, preserved.",
        "Distinct incident from 2024-04-18-cornell-university-boldt-hall-burglary: different residence hall and date."
      ],
      "characterCount": 841
    }
  ],
  "context": "Cornell publishes full Crime Alert narratives at [publicsafety.cornell.edu/crime-alerts](https://publicsafety.cornell.edu/crime-alerts/). Carl Becker House is at 647 Stewart Ave.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Unlocked unoccupied dorm room.",
    "Named property: Omega Seamaster watch."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Cornell Crime Alert: Burglary, Carl Becker House",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.cornell.edu/crime-alerts/burglary-carl-becker-house/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-24",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture 2026-08-24; archive.org save endpoint returned HTTP 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "new-york",
    "cornell",
    "burglary",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-24",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24",
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}