{
  "id": "2016-09-07-penn-college-false-information-after-assault-report",
  "slug": "penn-college-false-information-after-assault-report-2016-09-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Pennsylvania College of Technology",
    "shortName": "Penn College",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "technical-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Penn College Crime Alert / Timely Warning",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2016-09-07",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Assault report determined false after police investigation",
    "headlinePublic": "Assault report determined false after police investigation",
    "summary": "Pennsylvania College of Technology Police [published a crime alert/timely warning](https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings). Full text recovered from the official archive page.",
    "outcome": "See official Penn College crime alerts archive."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2016-09-07",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "September 7, 2016 After a police investigation it has been determined that the student provided false information to the police about the assault and robbery occurring on campus. The student was actually robbed of cash in the 700 block of West Edwin Street after he attempted to purchase drugs. The police are continuing their investigation. The student may face criminal charges of providing false information to law enforcement. Original Crime Alert/Timely Warning This afternoon, Tuesday, September 6, a 19-year-old student reported to Penn College Police that he was assaulted and robbed at approximately 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Park Street and West 3rd Street. He reports that he was struck from behind by three males and knocked to the ground.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings",
      "sourceDescription": "Penn College Crime Alerts and Timely Warnings archive: September 7, 2016",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Pennsylvania College of Technology crime alerts page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 758,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Penn College crime alerts residual archive (wider b98). [Assault report determined false after police investigation](https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Penn College crime alert text recovered from the university archive page."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Penn College Crime Alert - September 7, 2016",
      "url": "https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "technical-college",
    "pennsylvania",
    "penn-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}