{
  "id": "2021-02-17-ohio-state-university-neighborhood-safety-notice-february-17-2021",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-neighborhood-safety-notice-february-17-2021-2021-02-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "Ohio State",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Buckeye Alert / Public Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 60000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-02-17",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Sexual assault off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
    "headlinePublic": "Sexual assault off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
    "summary": "Ohio State DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.osu.edu/news/2021/02/17/neighborhood-safety-notice-february-17-2021). 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 2021-02-17",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "We are sharing the below information on behalf of the Columbus Division of Police regarding a crime that occurred in the off-campus area.\nOn 2/17/2021, at approximately 7:25 a.m., an Ohio State female student was walking off-campus, along E 13th Avenue, when an unknown male approached and asked her for money. When she turned to walk away the suspect grabbed her, groped her, and sprayed her with an unknown substance that the student described as possibly being mace. The student screamed and the suspect let her go before fleeing the area in an unknown direction.\nThe suspect is described as a white male in his late 30s or early 40s, standing between 5'8\" and 5'10\" tall, and weighing between 190 and 200 pounds. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a dark blue jacket with a hood, dark pants and one glove on his left hand. \nThe Columbus Division of Police is investigating this as a gross sexual imposition. Anyone with information related to the crime is encouraged to call CPD at 614-645-4545.\nCrimes are never the fault of the survivor.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.osu.edu/news/2021/02/17/neighborhood-safety-notice-february-17-2021",
      "sourceDescription": "Ohio State DPS official news/public safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official dps.osu.edu news page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1052,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Ohio State University Department of Public Safety notice archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official DPS public safety notice text recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Sexual assault off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
      "url": "https://dps.osu.edu/news/2021/02/17/neighborhood-safety-notice-february-17-2021",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "ohio-state",
    "2021",
    "other",
    "dps",
    "clery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}