{
  "id": "2018-01-28-syracuse-university-multiple-robberies-on-ostrom-roosevelt-and-meadowbrook",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-multiple-robberies-on-ostrom-roosevelt-and-meadowbrook-2018-01-28",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "DPS Public Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-01-28",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Multiple robberies on Ostrom Roosevelt and Meadowbrook",
    "headlinePublic": "Multiple robberies on Ostrom Roosevelt and Meadowbrook",
    "summary": "Syracuse DPS [published a Public Safety Notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2018/01/28/public-safety-notice-robbery-3). 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 2018-01-28",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On Sunday, January 28th, 2018 between approximately 8:00 p.m. to 8:20 pm, DPS received reports of two additional robberies that occurred at the 300 block of Roosevelt Avenue and Buckingham Avenue and Meadowbrook Drive. The Syracuse Police Department, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department and the Department of Public Safety are on the scene and investigating these incidents. We ask that you stay away from these areas and indoors if possible, at this time. Please call DPS at 315.443.2224, should you have information regarding these incidents. More information to follow.\n\nOn Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at approximately 7:10 p.m., DPS received a report of a robbery that occurred at the 100 block of Ostrom Ave. The Syracuse Police Department and the Department of Public Safety are on the scene and investigating this incident. 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/2018/01/28/public-safety-notice-robbery-3",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse DPS public-safety-notice-robbery-3",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official dps.syr.edu Public Safety Notice archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1008,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Syracuse DPS notice dated 2018-01-28 (alert 2)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On Sunday, January 28, 2018, two Syracuse University students and an ESF student reported being approached by two mask-wearing males. The three separate incidents reported occurred in the 100 block of Ostrom Avenue, the 300 block of Roosevelt Avenue, and the 300 block of Meadowbrook Drive, respectively.\n\nAt approximately 7:10 p.m., the suspects reportedly stole a student’s wallet, its contents and cash in the 100 block of Ostrom Avenue. At approximately 8:10 p.m., the suspects attempted to steal property from an ESF student in the 300 block of Roosevelt Avenue. No property was stolen. At approximately 8:20 p.m., the suspects reportedly stole a student’s iPhone in the 300 block of Meadowbrook Drive before returning to their vehicle. The vehicle then fled the scene in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported by the three students.\n\nIf you were in the vicinity at the time of these incidents, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) asks for your help in identifying the suspects. Suspect #1 is described as male, 5’10”, medium build, in his 20’s, last seen wearing a dark jacket, dark jeans, dark colored ski mask. Suspect #2 is described as a male, 6’2”, heavy set, longer hair, in his 20’s, last seen wearing a red or brown colored jacket, brown cargo pants, dark colored ski mask and in possession of a silver handgun. The vehicle was a grey or silver colored SUV. Last direction of travel from the 300 block of Meadowbrook Drive is unknown at this time.\n\nIf anyone has any information regarding this incident or others, 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\nKeep yourself safe by reviewing 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/2018/01/28/public-safety-update-reported-robberies",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse DPS public-safety-update-reported-robberies",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official dps.syr.edu Public Safety Notice archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1951,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice at [dps.syr.edu](https://dps.syr.edu/2018/01/28/public-safety-notice-robbery-3).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official campus public-safety notice text recovered from DPS archive."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Multiple robberies on Ostrom Roosevelt and Meadowbrook",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2018/01/28/public-safety-notice-robbery-3",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Multiple robberies on Ostrom Roosevelt and Meadowbrook",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2018/01/28/public-safety-update-reported-robberies",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2018",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "robbery",
    "syracuse"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}