{
  "id": "2019-10-26-florida-state-university-robbery-by-sudden-snatching-near-einstein-bag",
  "slug": "florida-state-university-robbery-by-sudden-snatching-near-einstein-bag-2019-10-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Florida State University",
    "shortName": "FSU",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "FSU Alert / Campus Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 44000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-10-26",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Robbery by sudden snatching near Einstein Bagels",
    "headlinePublic": "Robbery by sudden snatching near Einstein Bagels",
    "summary": "Florida State University Police [published an archived timely warning / crime bulletin](https://police.fsu.edu/archived-timely-warnings). Full text is preserved from the official FSUPD archived timely-warnings page.",
    "outcome": "See official FSUPD notice for investigation status and safety guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Robbery by sudden snatching - FSU Main Campus\n\nOn Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 11:30 PM, an unknown male suspect robbed the victim, a current FSU student, while walking along a sidewalk near Einstein's Bagels. The victim and a friend walked west as the suspect approached quickly from the east.  The suspect snatched the victim's wallet from their hand, ran to a nearby parked car, and quickly fled the area.  The last known direction of travel for the vehicle was southwest away from campus. A firearm was believed to have been seen as the suspect fled toward the vehicle. The Florida State University Police Department has increased patrol efforts on and around FSU's main campus as a preventative measure while actively attempting to locate the suspect. \n\n \n\nThe suspect is described as the following:\n\n \n\nBlack male, approximately 5'6”, dark complexion, wearing a garnet FSU shirt and dark pants.  The suspect appeared to be college aged (approximately 20 years of age) and had a short buzzed style haircut.\n\n \n\nThe suspect's vehicle is described as the following:\n\n \n\nBlack, Lexus, four door sedan, unknown vehicle tag.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://police.fsu.edu/archived-timely-warnings",
      "sourceDescription": "Florida State University Police archived timely warnings page",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official police.fsu.edu archived-timely-warnings HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1140,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "FSUPD notice dated 2019-10-26"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Florida State University Police publishes Campus Safety Notices and Crime Bulletins on its archived timely-warnings page.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official FSUPD archived timely-warnings page preserves complete notice text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Robbery by sudden snatching near Einstein Bagels",
      "url": "https://police.fsu.edu/archived-timely-warnings",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "florida-state",
    "fsu",
    "timely-warning",
    "robbery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}