{
  "id": "2018-08-25-mit-burglary-burton-conner",
  "slug": "mit-burglary-burton-conner-2018-08-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
    "shortName": "MIT",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MIT Police Timely Warnings",
    "enrollment": 12000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-08-25",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Burglary at Burton Conner",
    "headlinePublic": "Burglary at Burton Conner",
    "summary": "MIT Police [issued a crime alert / timely warning](https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/burglary-burton-conner) on or about 2018-08-25. Full text is preserved from the official MIT Police Crime Alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "MIT Police investigation status as stated in the official crime alert.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on MIT Police crime-alert archive around 2018-08-25",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "A dorm room in an upper floor of the Burton Conner dorm, located at 410 Memorial Drive was burglarized on August 24, 2018 sometime between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. A laptop was stolen. The door to the room was unlocked at the time of the theft.\n\nThere is no suspect description at this time.\n\nSuggestions\n\n\tWhile victims of crimes are never to blame for criminal activity, there are some precautions that can be taken. In order to protect yourself and your belongings from theft and/or facilitate the recovery of your stolen property, MIT Police encourage you to follow these tips:\n\n\t- See Something - Say Something: Immediately notify the MIT Police at 617-253-1212 or 100 from any campus phone if you believe a crime is occurring, has occurred, or is about to occur.\n\n\t- Always lock your doors and windows. Assure that the locks are in good working order.\n\n\t- Lock your dorm room if you are leaving (even if only for a minute or two).\n\n\t- Report all tailgaters.\n\n\t- If guests or contractors attempt to enter a dorm through a side entrance, direct them to enter through a main entrance instead.\n\n\t- Report suspicious people or activity.\n\n\t- Document serial numbers of your electronics and take pictures of your valuables. Keep this in a safe place to provide to the police in the event you are burglarized.\n\n\tThe MIT Police want to remind the MIT community that we are located in an urban setting and share many of the crime and safety issues that exist in any city. Also, there is often an increase in thefts during move in and move out times.\n\n\tThe MIT Police are investigating these crimes and request the assistance from the MIT community. If you wish to leave an anonymous tip please call 617-258-TIPS (8-8477).\n\nIssued by\n\nSgt. Andrew Turco\n\n\tMIT Police Department\n\n\t617-253-1212",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/burglary-burton-conner",
      "sourceDescription": "MIT Police Crime Alerts & Timely Warnings",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official police.mit.edu crime-alert page structured fields (Incident, Suspect, Summary, Suggestions, Issued by).",
        "Page recovered live from MIT Police Crime Alerts archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1782,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "MIT Police publishes Clery timely warnings and crime alerts at police.mit.edu/crime-alert with full incident narrative, safety guidance, and issuer attribution. This entry is from residual archive recovery for Burglary at Burton Conner.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official MIT Police crime-alert page preserves complete timely-warning narrative text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Burglary at Burton Conner | MIT Police",
      "url": "https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/burglary-burton-conner",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "mit",
    "massachusetts-institute-of-technology",
    "timely-warning",
    "burglary",
    "crime-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}