{
  "id": "2023-08-15-howard-university-crime-alert-robbery-w-st-nw-black-suv",
  "slug": "howard-university-crime-alert-robbery-w-st-nw-black-suv-2023-08-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Howard University",
    "shortName": "Howard",
    "state": "DC",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "Howard DPS Crime Alert",
    "enrollment": 12000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-08-15",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Crime Alert - Robbery in 1100 block of W St NW",
    "headlinePublic": "Crime Alert - Robbery in 1100 block of W St NW",
    "summary": "Howard University DPS [published a Crime Alert for a robbery on W St NW](https://publicsafety.howard.edu/articles/crime-alert-armed-robbery-7). Full text recovered from the official DPS article.",
    "outcome": "See official Howard DPS Crime Alert."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2023-08-15",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a robbery reported at approximately 12:27 a.m. in the 1100 block of W St, NW. The complainant was approached by 4 to 5 black males who occupied a black SUV in the 1100 block of W St NW. The suspects were last seen heading northbound up 10th St. NW. No injuries were reported at this time. The complainant is non-Howard-affiliated. If you have information about this incident, please contact the HU Department of Public Safety (DPS) at 202-806-1100 or call 911 to reach MPD. The Howard University Department of Public Safety notifies the University community when crimes are reported that present a continuing threat to students, faculty, or staff in a manner consistent with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.howard.edu/articles/crime-alert-armed-robbery-7",
      "sourceDescription": "Howard University DPS Crime Alert - Robbery",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Howard University Department of Public Safety crime alert article."
      ],
      "characterCount": 819,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Howard University DPS Crime Alerts residual archive (wider b99). [Crime Alert - Robbery in 1100 block of W St NW](https://publicsafety.howard.edu/articles/crime-alert-armed-robbery-7).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Howard DPS Crime Alert text recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Alert - Robbery",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.howard.edu/articles/crime-alert-armed-robbery-7",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hbcu",
    "district-of-columbia",
    "howard-dps",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}