{
  "id": "2010-12-03-penn-college-mall-attempted-robbery",
  "slug": "penn-college-mall-attempted-robbery-2010-12-03",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Pennsylvania College of Technology",
    "shortName": "Penn College",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "technical-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Penn College Police Campus Alert / Timely Warning",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2010-12-03",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Attempted robbery on campus mall toward West Third Street",
    "headlinePublic": "Attempted robbery on campus mall toward West Third Street",
    "summary": "Pennsylvania College of Technology Police [published a campus alert](https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings). Full text recovered.",
    "outcome": "See official alert."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "December 3, 2010 about 8:30 p.m. Thursday",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Student Reports Attempted Robbery\nDecember 3, 2010\n\nA Pennsylvania College of Technology student reported that two suspects attempted to rob him about 8:30 p.m. Thursday as he walked north on the mall toward West Third Street after exiting the Keystone Dining Room. The student was not injured.\n\nThe student reported the incident to Penn College Police at 1 a.m. today. He said he was grabbed from behind by two black males. One of the suspects is described as 6 feet tall, wearing a black \"puffy\" coat with a gray hood and jeans. The second male is described as 6 feet tall, wearing a dark-colored winter coat, a black beanie cap and jeans. The second male displayed a handgun but did not point it at the student as he asked for money.\n\nPenn College Police are asking anyone who was in the vicinity of the incident at 8:30 p.m. Thursday to contact them at 570-321-5555. Police also remind that anyone who is a victim of a crime should report it to police immediately.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.pct.edu/student-life/campus-safety/crime-alerts-and-timely-warnings",
      "sourceDescription": "Official PCT archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official PCT archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 968,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official PCT archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official alert recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Alerts and Timely Warnings - PCT",
      "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",
    "timely-warning",
    "pennsylvania"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}