{ "id": "2021-02-07-tulane-university-armed-robberies-and-aggravated-battery-on-broadway", "slug": "tulane-university-armed-robberies-and-aggravated-battery-on-broadway-2021-02-07", "institution": { "name": "Tulane University", "shortName": "Tulane", "state": "LA", "type": "private-r1", "alertSystemName": "TUPD Crime Alert / Timely Warning", "enrollment": 14000 }, "incident": { "date": "2021-02-07", "type": "robbery", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "under-investigation", "headline": "Armed robberies and aggravated battery on Broadway", "headlinePublic": "Armed robberies and aggravated battery on Broadway", "summary": "Tulane University Police [published a Crime Alert / Timely Warning](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/Crime%2520Alert%2520Uptown%2520Armed%2520Robbery_Aggravated%2520Battery_0.pdf). Full text recovered from the official publicsafety.tulane.edu PDF archive.", "outcome": "See official TUPD Crime Alert PDF for further updates if any." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "TUPD notice dated 2021-02-07", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Tulane University Police Department\nUptown District\n\nContent Warning: The following narrative references two Armed\nRobberies\nand an Aggravated Battery\n\nDATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Sunday, February 7, 2021, at about 9:40 PM\n\nLOCATION: Intersections of Broadway and Green followed by Broadway at Spruce. An additional\nAggravated Battery by shooting occurred in the 1900 Blk. of Broadway shortly after the above\ntwo incidents at 10:00 PM.\n\nREPORTED OFFENSE: The New Orleans Police Department and Tulane University Police\nDepartment responded to the armed robbery of a Tulane University affiliate, which occurred near\nthe intersection of Broadway and Green. No injuries were reported. The perpetrator approached\nfrom behind. The direction of flight is currently unknown.\n\nMinutes later, an armed robbery of a Tulane University affiliate occurred near the intersection of\nBroadway and Spruce. No injuries were reported. The direction of flight was towards S. Claiborne\nAve on foot. The affiliate was unable to provide a description of the perpetrator other than a black\nhandgun.\n\nAt 10 PM a victim was walking from his side yard to his residence when what appears to be the\nsame perpetrator approached and asked for a \"Bud\". The victim ignored him and proceeded to\nenter his residence, at which time the perpetrator fired a shot through the door striking the victim\nin the leg. Direction of flight is unknown.\n\nSUSPECT’S DESCRIPTION: The perpetrators were described by the non-affiliate as the following:\n 1. Black, male, 5’8’’, wearing all black and a black beanie cap.\n\nINVESTIGATION ONGOING:\nIf you have any information about these crimes, call TUPD at 504-865-5381 or NOPD at 504-821-2222.\n\n*Descriptions provided by victim/witness. Information about the race or ethnicity of alleged offenders is provided only to aid\ndetailed descriptions that include physical stature, clothing or unusual characteristics. Racial descriptions do not, by themselves,\noffer a meaningful picture of an individual's appearance.\n\nTAKE A STAND AGAINST CRIME\n 1. BE AWARE of your surroundings at all times.\n\n 2. REPORT suspicious activity immediately.\n 3. BE A GOOD WITNESS. Describe exactly what you observe with as many details as possible. Give\n complete descriptions such as sex, race, height, weight, hair color, clothing, etc.\n\nTUPD\nEmergency: 504-865-5911\nNon-Emergency: 504-865-5381\n\nNOPD\nEmergency: 911\nNon-Emergency: 504-821-2222\n\nHELPFUL NUMBERS\nLate Night Transportation:\n504-314-SAFE\nEscort: 504-865-5381\n\nhttp://tulane.edu/police/uptown/\n\nhttp://www.nola.gov/nopd/crime-data/crime-maps/\n\nTulane University Police Department is providing this notice of a criminal incident(s) that occurred in our community to provide\ninformation that may help to avoid a similar crime or provide information to solve this crime. This notice is part of Tulane\nUniversity's commitment to providing campus-area crime information in compliance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of\nCampus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.\n\nPlease do not respond to this email. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the Tulane University Police\nDepartment at 504-865-5381.\n\nTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send an email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.TULANE.EDU with nothing in the subject line and this as the message:\nUNSUBSCRIBE CRIMEALERT-L. (NOTE: UNSUBSCRIBE and CRIMEALERT-L should be typed in caps)", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/Crime%2520Alert%2520Uptown%2520Armed%2520Robbery_Aggravated%2520Battery_0.pdf", "sourceDescription": "Tulane TUPD Crime Alert PDF - Armed robberies and aggravated battery on Broadway", "annotations": [ "Verbatim recovered via pdftotext from official publicsafety.tulane.edu Crime Alert PDF." ], "characterCount": 3440, "confidence": "high" } ], "context": "Official Tulane University Police Department Crime Alert archived as PDF at [publicsafety.tulane.edu](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/Crime%2520Alert%2520Uptown%2520Armed%2520Robbery_Aggravated%2520Battery_0.pdf).", "keyFindings": [ "Complete official Clery timely-warning text recovered from public TUPD PDF archive." ], "sources": [ { "title": "TUPD Crime Alert - Armed robberies and aggravated battery on Broadway", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/Crime%2520Alert%2520Uptown%2520Armed%2520Robbery_Aggravated%2520Battery_0.pdf", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-07-26" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "2021", "clery-timely-warning", "crime-alert", "robbery", "tulane", "tupd" ], "dateAdded": "2026-07-26", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26", "addedBy": "ingestion" }