{
  "id": "2010-01-12-penn-college-off-campus-gunpoint-robbery-two-students",
  "slug": "penn-college-off-campus-gunpoint-robbery-two-students-2010-01-12",
  "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": "2010-01-12",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Two Penn College students robbed at gunpoint off campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Two Penn College students robbed at gunpoint off campus",
    "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": "2010-01-12",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "January 12, 2010 Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students were robbed at gunpoint in an off-campus incident Monday afternoon in Williamsport. The two students were in a car that was stopped at a traffic light in the 700 block of West Fourth Street at about 4 p.m., when three black males entered the back seat of the unlocked vehicle, one of them brandishing a handgun. The driver was directed to proceed via side streets to an alley three blocks away, where the suspects demanded cash and valuables. The students were able to flee from the vehicle. One of the students fell to the ground while fleeing and was assaulted by one of the suspects. The suspect's gun was discharged during the assault. The student was unharmed and did not require medical treatment. The Williamsport Bureau of Police is investigating the incident. Anyone with further information is urged to call Williamsport Police at (570) 327-7560 or Penn College Police at (570) 321-5555. Penn College Student Affairs officials have contacted the students and are providing any necessary support.",
      "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: January 12, 2010",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Pennsylvania College of Technology crime alerts page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1070,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Penn College crime alerts residual archive (wider b98). [Two Penn College students robbed at gunpoint off campus](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 - January 12, 2010",
      "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"
}