{
  "id": "2020-08-16-ohio-state-university-neighborhood-safety-notice-august-16-2020",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-neighborhood-safety-notice-august-16-2020-2020-08-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "Ohio State",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Buckeye Alert / Public Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 60000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-08-16",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Burglary off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
    "headlinePublic": "Burglary off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
    "summary": "Ohio State DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.osu.edu/news/2020/08/16/neighborhood-safety-notice-august-16-2020). Full text recovered from dps.osu.edu.",
    "outcome": "See official DPS notice for investigation status and safety guidance."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2020-08-16",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police for a crime that occurred in the off-campus area.\nOn 8/16/2020, at approximately 11:51 a.m., the Columbus Division of Police responded to the 200 block of E. 16 Avenue for a reported off-campus burglary. An Ohio State female student said she found an unknown male in her room. The suspect fled southbound toward E. 15th Avenue. No injuries were reported and no property loss or forced entry was noted.\nThe suspect is described as a white male, standing 5'8\" and 200 pounds with medium-length brown hair and a short-stubble beard. At the time of the incident, he was wearing black jeans and a t-shirt. Anyone with information related to this crime is encouraged to call the Columbus Division of Police at 614-645-4545.\nCrimes are never the fault of the victim.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.osu.edu/news/2020/08/16/neighborhood-safety-notice-august-16-2020",
      "sourceDescription": "Ohio State DPS official news/public safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official dps.osu.edu news page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 841,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Ohio State University Department of Public Safety notice archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official DPS public safety notice text recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Burglary off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
      "url": "https://dps.osu.edu/news/2020/08/16/neighborhood-safety-notice-august-16-2020",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "ohio-state",
    "2020",
    "burglary",
    "dps",
    "clery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}