{
  "id": "2022-07-20-syracuse-university-door-alarm-burglary-response-at-haven-hall",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-door-alarm-burglary-response-at-haven-hall-2022-07-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "DPS Public Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-07-20",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Door alarm burglary response at Haven Hall",
    "headlinePublic": "Door alarm burglary response at Haven Hall",
    "summary": "Syracuse DPS [published a Public Safety Notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2022/07/20/17-public-safety-notice-incident-2). Full text recovered from the official dps.syr.edu archive.",
    "outcome": "See official Syracuse DPS notice page for further updates if any."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Syracuse DPS notice dated 2022-07-20",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 at approximately 03:45 a.m., DPS officers responded to Haven Hall, located at 400 Comstock Avenue, regarding a door held open alarm. The Syracuse Police Department and the Department of Public Safety are on the scene and investigating this incident. Two suspects were caught inside the building and are currently at large. One suspect is a male wearing a yellow and green construction uniform and hard hat and the second being a male wearing a black shirt, black pants, and a straw hat. We ask that you stay away from the area, at this time and that you call DPS at 315.443.2224, should you have information regarding this incident. More information to follow.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2022/07/20/17-public-safety-notice-incident-2",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse DPS notice (17-public-safety-notice-incident-2)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official dps.syr.edu Public Safety Notice archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 690,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Syracuse DPS notice dated 2022-07-20 (alert 2)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at approximately 3:45 a.m., the Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report that a door alarm was going off at Haven Hall, located at 400 Comstock Avenue, indicating a door had been improperly held open. There are no residents living in Haven Hall this summer as it is currently under construction. Upon arrival, officers observed two individuals inside the building trespassing. It appeared that the suspects were trying to steal construction materials. The officers confronted the individuals, who following a brief chase, made off on foot.\n\nThe suspects are described as two males, 40 years of age, and having a thin build. One suspect was wearing camo pants, navy long sleeve shirt, and a yellow construction vest. The other was wearing a black shirt and pants, red sneakers, and a straw hat.\n\nIf you were in the vicinity at the time and witnessed the incident, please contact the Syracuse Police Department at 315.442.5222 or the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety at 315.443.2224. If you would like to anonymously report NON-EMERGENCY information for DPS, you can use the Silent Witness tool.\n\nIf you or someone you know has been affected by an incident on or near campus, please know that there are resources available to you. In addition, for your safety, please review these suggested safety strategies.\n\nThis public safety information is issued for your safety in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2022/07/20/public-safety-update-burglary",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse DPS notice (public-safety-update-burglary)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official dps.syr.edu Public Safety Notice archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1461,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice at [dps.syr.edu](https://dps.syr.edu/2022/07/20/17-public-safety-notice-incident-2).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official campus public-safety notice text recovered from DPS archive."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Door alarm burglary response at Haven Hall",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2022/07/20/17-public-safety-notice-incident-2",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Door alarm burglary response at Haven Hall",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2022/07/20/public-safety-update-burglary",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2022",
    "burglary",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "syracuse"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}