{
  "id": "2025-09-03-princeton-university-elm-drive-robbery",
  "slug": "princeton-university-elm-drive-robbery-2025-09-03",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Princeton University",
    "shortName": "Princeton",
    "state": "NJ",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TigerAlert",
    "enrollment": 8500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-09-03",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Timely warning after two-suspect robbery near campus housing",
    "headlinePublic": "Timely warning after two-suspect robbery near campus housing",
    "summary": "Princeton [Public Safety issued a Clery timely warning](https://publicsafety.princeton.edu/safety/alerts-warnings/tigeralert-timely-warning-robbery) after a student reported a two-suspect robbery on Elm Drive near Bloomberg Hall. [The Daily Princetonian](https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-news-stlife-student-robbed-outside-of-bloomberg-hall-tiger-alert-robbery) reported the campus-wide TigerAlert email at 10:17 p.m. on September 3, 2025, covering a September 2 evening incident with no weapons involved.",
    "outcome": "DPS investigation ongoing; Princeton Police notified. Suspects not reported apprehended in the warning.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-09-03T22:17:00-04:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "This notice is to advise you of an incident that concerns the University community.\n\nDuring the evening of Wednesday, September 3rd, a Princeton University student reported being the victim of a robbery on Tuesday, September 2nd, at approximately 5pm on Elm Drive near Bloomberg Hall. Two unknown suspects approached the victim and touched the student's shoulder while demanding the student hand over their money. The first suspect was described as a male with a thin build, about 5’9” in height, weighing approximately 160 lbs., wearing a dark short-sleeve shirt with baggy pants. The second suspect was described as a bearded male, 6’0\" tall, weighing over 200 lbs., wearing a dark short-sleeve shirt and shorts. There were no weapons involved. These descriptions of the suspects reported today closely resemble those of individuals reported on campus yesterday, attempting to solicit money. The Princeton Police Department has also been notified. DPS is actively investigating this incident. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the Department of Public Safety at (609) 258-1000.\n\nWe remind all community members of the tips listed below and our general crime prevention tips listed on our website: https://publicsafety.princeton.edu/safety/safety-security\n\nReport suspicious behavior or activity immediately by calling the Department of Public Safety at 9-1-1 or by using any blue light emergency phone located throughout campus.\nStay alert and tuned in to your surroundings. Be aware and prepared.\nTrust your instincts, and if you do not feel comfortable in a place or situation, leave.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.princeton.edu/safety/alerts-warnings/tigeralert-timely-warning-robbery",
      "sourceDescription": "Princeton Department of Public Safety Alerts & Warnings (TigerAlert archive page)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text recovered from the official publicsafety.princeton.edu Alerts & Warnings page for this TigerAlert.",
        "Inactive archive page preserves the transmitted community notice wording."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1611
    }
  ],
  "context": "Princeton [Public Safety issued a Clery timely warning](https://publicsafety.princeton.edu/safety/alerts-warnings/tigeralert-timely-warning-robbery) after a student reported a two-suspect robbery on Elm Drive near Bloomberg Hall. [The Daily Princetonian](https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-news-stlife-student-robbed-outside-of-bloomberg-hall-tiger-alert-robbery) reported the campus-wide TigerAlert email at 10:17 p.m. on September 3, 2025, covering a September 2 evening incident with no weapons involved. Official Public Safety alert archive pages preserve full TigerAlert wording for Clery and community advisories; many pages are Cloudflare-protected to automated clients and were recovered via a public text mirror of the live page.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Public Safety Alerts & Warnings page preserves complete TigerAlert wording",
    "Message includes tip-line contact and (where present) suspect description for community awareness"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Public Safety TigerAlert archive — TIGERALERT Timely Warning: Robbery on Elm Drive near Bloombe",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.princeton.edu/safety/alerts-warnings/tigeralert-timely-warning-robbery",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Daily Princetonian coverage",
      "url": "https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-news-stlife-student-robbed-outside-of-bloomberg-hall-tiger-alert-robbery",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "robbery",
    "timely-warning",
    "tigeralert",
    "princeton"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}