{
  "id": "2022-02-16-tulane-university-attempted-carjacking-on-oak-street",
  "slug": "tulane-university-attempted-carjacking-on-oak-street-2022-02-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Tulane University",
    "shortName": "Tulane",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TUPD Crime Alert / Timely Warning",
    "enrollment": 14000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-02-16",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Attempted carjacking on Oak Street",
    "headlinePublic": "Attempted carjacking on Oak Street",
    "summary": "Tulane University Police [published a Crime Alert / Timely Warning](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_%2520UptownAttemptedCarjacking_021722.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 2022-02-16",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Tulane University Police Department\nUptown District Attempted Carjacking\n\nDate and Time of Occurrence:\nFebruary 16, 2022, 10:15 PM\n\nLOCATION:\n7600 blk Oak St.\n\nREPORTED OFFENSE:\nAttempted Carjacking\n\nSUSPECT’S DESCRIPTION:\n\nPerpetrator #1. Unknown B/M approximately 6’ foot tall, wearing a white hoodie, with a black gator type mask over his\nface and dark pants.\n\nPerpetrator #2 Unknown\n\nVehicle Silver in color, possibly a Nissan no further description\n\nReported Incident:\n\nAt approximately 11:25 PM, TUPD was notified of an Attempted Carjacking which occurred about one hour earlier in the\n7600 block of Oak Street. According to the two victims, they arrived home and exited their vehicle. As they approached\ntheir residence, a silver vehicle stopped near them. A black male subject exited the vehicle and approached them. The\nsubject displayed a handgun, while demanding the keys to their vehicle. One victim attempted to retrieve the keys from\na backpack but was unable to locate them. At that point the victim dropped the bag on the ground, and both victims ran\naway. The perpetrator attempted to locate the keys but was unable to do so. He then fled north on Adams St. and the\nsuspect vehicle fled west on Oak St\n\nNOPD is handing the investigation.\n\nINVESTIGATION ONGOING\nIf you have any information about these crimes, call TUPD at 504-865-5381 or NOPD at 504-821-2222.\n\nTAKE A STAND AGAINST CRIME\n   1. BE AWARE of your surroundings at all times.\n   2. REPORT suspicious activity immediately.\n   3. BE A GOOD WITNESS. Describe exactly what you observe with as many details as possible. Give complete\n       descriptions such as sex, race, height, weight, hair color, clothing, etc.\n\nTUPD                                      NOPD                                        HELPFUL NUMBERS\n\nEmergency: 504-865-5911                           Emergency: 911                                     Late Night Transportation:\nNon-Emergency: 504-865-5381                       Non-Emergency: 504-821-2222                        504-314-SAFE\n                                                                                                     Escort: 504-865-5381\n http://tulane.edu/police/uptown/                                            http://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 in order to provide information\nthat may help in avoiding a similar crime or provide information to solve this crime. It is part of Tulane University's commitment to provide campus-\narea crime information in compliance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus 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 Department at\n504-865-5381.\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/CrimeAlert_%2520UptownAttemptedCarjacking_021722.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Tulane TUPD Crime Alert PDF - Attempted carjacking on Oak Street",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim recovered via pdftotext from official publicsafety.tulane.edu Crime Alert PDF."
      ],
      "characterCount": 3121,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Tulane University Police Department Crime Alert archived as PDF at [publicsafety.tulane.edu](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_%2520UptownAttemptedCarjacking_021722.pdf).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Clery timely-warning text recovered from public TUPD PDF archive."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "TUPD Crime Alert - Attempted carjacking on Oak Street",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_%2520UptownAttemptedCarjacking_021722.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2022",
    "clery-timely-warning",
    "crime-alert",
    "robbery",
    "tulane",
    "tupd"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}