{
  "id": "2025-12-18-georgia-institute-of-technology-chi-phi-burglary",
  "slug": "georgia-institute-of-technology-chi-phi-burglary-2025-12-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Georgia Institute of Technology",
    "shortName": "Georgia Tech",
    "state": "GA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "GTENS / GTPD Clery Safety Alert",
    "enrollment": 45000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-12-18",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Burglary at Chi Phi fraternity; suspect later arrested with GTPD drone",
    "headlinePublic": "Burglary at Chi Phi fraternity; suspect later arrested with GTPD drone",
    "summary": "Georgia Tech Police [published a Clery Act Safety Alert](https://police.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/documents/crimealerts/2025/12182025.pdf) dated 2025-12-18 concerning this incident. Full flyer text is preserved from the official GTPD crime-alerts PDF.",
    "outcome": "See official GTPD Clery Act Safety Alert for investigation status and community guidance."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "timestamp": "2025-12-18T03:15:00-05:00",
      "verbatimText": "Clery Act Safety Alert\nBurglary\nIncident Date/Time: December 18, 2025, at approximately 3:15 AM\nIncident Location: 720 Fowler Street -Chi Phi Fraternity\nIncident Description: A student returned to the Chi Phi fraternity house and found his bedroom door locked. He was able to enter his room through the window and found an unknown male in his room. The male had located the student's handgun in the room and pointed it towards the student. The student ran from the area and contacted the police. The male left the house and was last seen headed towards 4th Street and Fowler Street. There were no injuries reported.\nSuspect Description: White male, brown short hair, full beard, white hooded sweatshirt with a red shirt underneath, black pants, white socks, no shoes, may be armed with a handgun.\nStatus of Investigation: This incident is being investigated by the Georgia Tech Police Department. Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).\nSee Something, Say Something Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) by calling 404-894-2500 or by emailing crimetips@police.gatech.edu. In addition, you can help GTPD and the community fight crime. Don’t look the other way or ignore suspicious activity. If you see something that prompts concern, say something and notify GTPD immediately.\nAdditional Safety Information for Georgia Tech\n● Walk in well-lit areas. To report inoperative exterior campus lighting, click here.\n● Walk with a friend or in a group.\n● Be aware of your surroundings.\n● Immediately report suspicious activity to the Georgia Tech Police by calling 404-894-2500. Program GTPD's number into your cell phone.\n● For on campus transportation from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., please call Stingerette at 404-385-RIDE.\n● Safety escorts are available through the Georgia Tech Police Department by calling 404-894-2500 or 4-GTPD.\n● Download the LiveSafe safety app for quick access to the Georgia Tech Police Department and other safety resources.\nClery Act Requirements Federal law, the Clery Act, requires colleges and universities to report certain crime statistics as well as to make timely notifications about crimes that pose a threat to the community. The purpose of this alert is to help make you aware of crime so that you are able to take appropriate precautions. For more information, please visit www.police.gatech.edu.\nAt approximately 9:15am, the Georgia Tech Police Department was able to locate and arrest the offender related to this morning's incident through the use of the GTPD drone. The offender is not affiliated with the Institute.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://police.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/documents/crimealerts/2025/12182025.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Georgia Tech Police Department Clery Act Safety Alert PDF",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official GTPD crime-alert PDF text layer; ligatures and soft line-break hyphens normalized per GROK.md."
      ],
      "characterCount": 2701,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Georgia Tech Police Department posts Clery Act Safety Alerts as PDFs under police.gatech.edu crimealerts. This case captures one official flyer with complete transmitted timely-warning text.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official GTPD Clery PDF provides complete incident narrative, location, and investigation status."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "clery-asr",
      "title": "GTPD Clery Act Safety Alert",
      "url": "https://police.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/documents/crimealerts/2025/12182025.pdf",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "clery",
    "georgia-tech",
    "gtpd",
    "burglary"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}