{
  "id": "2025-03-20-mit-pacific-street-cafe-burglary",
  "slug": "mit-pacific-street-cafe-burglary-2025-03-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
    "shortName": "MIT",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MIT Police Timely Warnings",
    "enrollment": 12000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-03-20",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Timely warning for burglary at Pacific Street Cafe in Sidney-Pacific",
    "headlinePublic": "Timely warning for burglary at Pacific Street Cafe in Sidney-Pacific",
    "summary": "On March 20, 2025, MIT Police [issued a timely warning](https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/timely-warning-burglary-28) for a burglary at the Pacific Street Cafe inside Sidney and Pacific dormitory with $150 taken from the cash register.",
    "outcome": "MIT Police investigation ongoing; community tips requested in the notice."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On March 20, 2025, at 6:10am, the MIT Police responded to the Pacific Street Cafe, located inside Sidney and Pacific dormitory, 70 Pacific Street Cambridge, MA., for a report of a burglary. The reporting party stated sometime between 6:00pm on March 19, 2025 and 6:00am on March 20, 2025, unknown individual(s) entered the Cafe and stole $150.00 from the cash register. There were no signs of forced entry.\n\nThere is no description of the suspect available at this time.\n\nWhile 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 • 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 • Always lock your residential doors and windows. Assure that the locks are in good working order.\n\n • Lock your residential or office door if you are leaving (even if only for a minute or two).\n\n • When entering or exiting an office, make sure the door closes tightly behind you.\n\n • Report person(s) acting in a suspicious, alarming or unsafe manner. Report all tailgaters.\n\n The 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.\n\nThe MIT Police are investigating this crime and request the assistance from the MIT community. If you wish to leave an anonymous tip please call 617-258-TIPS (8-8477).\n\nSgt. David J O'Connor\n\n MIT Police Department Crime Prevention Unit\n\n 565-570 Memorial Drive\n\n Cambridge, Ma. 02139\n\n 617-253-1212",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/timely-warning-burglary-28",
      "sourceDescription": "MIT Police timely warning",
      "annotations": [
        "Full official notice text recovered from public university source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1741,
      "timestampApprox": "MIT Police timely warning for incident date 2025-03-20"
    }
  ],
  "context": "MIT Police maintains a public [timely-warnings archive](https://police.mit.edu/timely-warnings). This incident's full notice is recovered from the official [crime-alert page](https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/timely-warning-burglary-28).",
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    "Official MITPD timely-warning narrative with location and guidance"
  ],
  "sources": [
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      "title": "MIT Police timely warning",
      "url": "https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/timely-warning-burglary-28",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "burglary",
    "timely-warning",
    "mit",
    "2025"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
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}