{ "id": "2025-12-06-tulane-university-armed-robbery-loyola-bus-stop", "slug": "tulane-university-armed-robbery-loyola-bus-stop-2025-12-06", "institution": { "name": "Tulane University", "shortName": "Tulane", "state": "LA", "type": "private-r1", "alertSystemName": "TU Alerts / TUPD Crime Alerts" }, "incident": { "date": "2025-12-06", "type": "robbery", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "headline": "Armed robbery at bus stop outside main library near downtown campus", "headlinePublic": "Armed robbery at bus stop outside main library near downtown campus", "summary": "Tulane University Police Department issued a [campus crime notice](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/TimelyWarningArmedRobbery_DOWNTOWN_120625.pdf) for a robbery incident on 2025-12-06. The full text is recovered from the official TUPD PDF on the [Crime Alerts archive](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts). Local coverage includes [Suspect sought after violent attack at bus stop outside New Orleans Public Library](https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/suspect-sought-after-violent-attack-at-bus-stop-outside-new-orleans-public-library/289-f201969f-a572-4a2c-b584-fd0108c55b21).", "outcome": "Two non-affiliate victims were robbed at the bus stop in front of 219 Loyola Ave. TUPD issued a timely warning; investigation ongoing with NOPD.", "casualties": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0 }, "resolution": "under-investigation" }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "TUPD notice dated 2025-12-06 (PDF on Crime Alerts archive)", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Subject: TIMELY WARNING – ARMED ROBBERY - DOWNTOWN CAMPUS\n\nDate: December 6, 2025\n\nOccurrence Information:\n\nContent Warning: This notification includes information related to an armed robbery.\n\nDate & Time: December 6, 2025, at 5:22 p.m.\n\nLocation: 219 Loyola Ave. - at the bus stop in front of the New Orleans Public Library\n\nReported Offense: On Saturday, December 6, 2025, at approximately 5:22 p.m., TUPD learned of an armed robbery that occurred at the bus stop in front of the New Orleans Public Library located at 219 Loyola Ave. Two (2) nonaffiliate victims were at the bus stop on the Tulane side of the library and waiting for the bus. They were approached by the two (2) suspects (male and female). A conversation ensued and then the male suspect grabbed the victim’s bag and struck the other victim across the face with a pistol. The male and female perpetrators ran North on Tulane Ave. and then used a vehicle to get away at S. Claiborne Ave.\n\nSuspect's Description: The male suspect is described as a slim black male wearing all black and a ski mask over his face. The female suspect is described as short and wearing a red hoodie.\n\nINVESTIGATION ONGOING: If 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 complexion or ethnicity of alleged offenders is provided only to aid detailed descriptions that include physical stature, clothing or unusual characteristics. Racial descriptions do not, by themselves, offer a meaningful picture of an individual's appearance.\n\nPlease Remember These Safety Tips:\n\n• Be aware of your surroundings at all times even in areas or places you feel safe.\n\n• Beware of individuals approaching you or your vehicle.\n\n• Always park in a well-lit area. • Be aware of anyone following through badge access entryways on campus. • In case of an emergency, call campus police immediately at 504-865-5911. Save the numbers in your phone contacts for easy access. • If you see something, say something. Report suspicious activity to Campus Police. • Download the Tulane Everbridge App where you can receive TU Alerts directly to the app and you will be able to utilize several safety features. Everbridge App | Emergency Preparedness & Response • Please remember that emergency blue light phones are located throughout campus, and you can use these to alert Campus Police to an emergency.\n\nResources:\n\nTUPD Emergency: 504-865-5911 Non-Emergency: 504-865-5381\n\nNOPD Emergency: 911 Non-Emergency: 504-821-2222\n\nHelpful Numbers Late Night Transportation: 504-314-SAFE Escort: 504-865-5381", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/TimelyWarningArmedRobbery_DOWNTOWN_120625.pdf", "sourceDescription": "TUPD PDF (TimelyWarningArmedRobbery_DOWNTOWN_120625)", "annotations": [ "Full official Safety Notice / Timely Warning PDF from publicsafety.tulane.edu crime-alerts archive.", "Soft PDF line wraps joined; PDF ligatures normalized to ASCII; paragraph breaks preserved." ], "characterCount": 2634 } ], "context": "TUPD publishes Clery Act [crime alerts and safety notices as PDFs](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts) for incidents on and near its Uptown and Downtown campuses. On 2025-12-06, TUPD issued the notice titled in the PDF at [this official file](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/TimelyWarningArmedRobbery_DOWNTOWN_120625.pdf). Two non-affiliate victims were robbed at the bus stop in front of 219 Loyola Ave. TUPD issued a timely warning; investigation ongoing with NOPD. Prior campus-area crime notices in this archive include the [January 2023 Hillary Street armed robberies](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_ArmedRobberies_011523.pdf) and the [April 2024 Hutchinson Building active-threat resolution notice](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNoticeActiveThreatDowntownCampus_041924.pdf).", "keyFindings": [ "Verbatim text recovered from official TUPD PDF on the public Crime Alerts archive (234-notice corpus).", "Notice is a campus-transmitted Clery timely warning or safety notice (email channel), not a press release." ], "sources": [ { "title": "TUPD notice PDF (2025-12-06)", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/TimelyWarningArmedRobbery_DOWNTOWN_120625.pdf", "type": "official-archive" }, { "title": "Crime Alerts - Tulane Public Safety", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts", "type": "official-archive" }, { "title": "Suspect sought after violent attack at bus stop outside New Orleans Public Library (WWL)", "url": "https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/suspect-sought-after-violent-attack-at-bus-stop-outside-new-orleans-public-library/289-f201969f-a572-4a2c-b584-fd0108c55b21", "type": "local-media" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "armed-robbery", "timely-warning", "downtown", "loyola", "bus-stop", "tulane", "louisiana", "tupd-pdf" ], "dateAdded": "2026-07-20", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20", "addedBy": "ingestion" }