{ "id": "2021-08-22-tulane-university-attempted-sexual-assault-in-warren-house-dorm", "slug": "tulane-university-attempted-sexual-assault-in-warren-house-dorm-2021-08-22", "institution": { "name": "Tulane University", "shortName": "Tulane", "state": "LA", "type": "private-r1", "alertSystemName": "TUPD Crime Alert / Timely Warning", "enrollment": 14000 }, "incident": { "date": "2021-08-22", "type": "sexual-assault", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "arrest", "headline": "Attempted sexual assault in Warren House dorm", "headlinePublic": "Attempted sexual assault in Warren House dorm", "summary": "Tulane University Police [published a Crime Alert / Timely Warning](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_%2520Uptown%2520AttemptSexualAssault_082221.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 2021-08-22", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Tulane University Police Department\nUptown District Attempt Sexual Assault\nDate and Time of Occurrence:\nSunday, August 22 at 02:30 AM\n\nLOCATION:\nWarren House\n\nReported Incident:\nat 2:30 pm, the Tulane University Police Department was made aware of the following incident. At approximately\n2:30 am on August 22, 2021, an unknown male entered a dorm room in Warren House where a female was\nasleep. The subject climbed on top of the female who was under the covers. While kneeling the male exposed\nhimself. The victim screamed and the subject left the room. After leaving the first room, the subject entered two\nadditional rooms, but did not do or say anything.\n\nSUSPECT’S DESCRIPTION:\nUnknown Male, approximately 5’7”, Fit body type, short dark curly hair, brown eyes, no visible birth marks or\ntattoos, unknown ethnicity. White Vineyard Vine short sleeve t-shirt on the back has a whale with an American\nflag and dark shorts.\n\nAll residents are encouraged to keep their doors secured and report any suspicious activity as soon as it is safe\nto do so\n\nDescriptions provided by victim/witness.\nInformation about the race or ethnicity of alleged offenders is provided only to aid detailed descriptions that include physical stature, clothing\nor unusual characteristics. Racial descriptions do not, by themselves, offer a meaningful picture of an individual's appearance.\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\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_%2520Uptown%2520AttemptSexualAssault_082221.pdf", "sourceDescription": "Tulane TUPD Crime Alert PDF - Attempted sexual assault in Warren House dorm", "annotations": [ "Verbatim recovered via pdftotext from official publicsafety.tulane.edu Crime Alert PDF." ], "characterCount": 3252, "confidence": "high" }, { "sequence": 2, "type": "update", "timestampApprox": "TUPD update notice", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Tulane University Police Department\nSupplemental: Uptown District Attempt Sexual Assault\nA suspect is in custody and facing felony charges in the incident described in yesterday’s Crime Alert below. The\nsuspect was a resident of Warren House, where the alleged crime took place. He will not be allowed on campus\npending the criminal investigation.\n\nDate and Time of Occurrence:\nSunday, August 22 at 02:30 AM\n\nLOCATION:\nWarren House\n\nReported Incident:\nat 2:30 pm, the Tulane University Police Department was made aware of the following incident. At approximately\n2:30 am on August 22, 2021, an unknown male entered a dorm room in Warren House where a female was\nasleep. The subject climbed on top of the female who was under the covers. While kneeling the male exposed\nhimself. The victim screamed and the subject left the room. After leaving the first room, the subject entered two\nadditional rooms, but did not do or say anything.\n\nSUSPECT’S DESCRIPTION:\nUnknown Male, approximately 5’7”, Fit body type, short dark curly hair, brown eyes, no visible birth marks or\ntattoos, unknown ethnicity. White Vineyard Vine short sleeve t-shirt on the back has a whale with an American\nflag and dark shorts.\n\nAll residents are encouraged to keep their doors secured and report any suspicious activity as soon as it is safe\nto do so\n\nDescriptions provided by victim/witness.\nInformation about the race or ethnicity of alleged offenders is provided only to aid detailed descriptions that include physical stature, clothing\nor unusual characteristics. Racial descriptions do not, by themselves, offer a meaningful picture of an individual's appearance.\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\nEmergency: 504-865-5911 Emergency: 911 Late Night Transportation:\n\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/Supplemental_CrimeAlert_%2520Uptown%2520AttemptSexualAssault_082421.pdf", "sourceDescription": "TUPD Crime Alert update PDF", "annotations": [ "Verbatim recovered via pdftotext from official publicsafety.tulane.edu update PDF." ], "characterCount": 3544, "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_%2520Uptown%2520AttemptSexualAssault_082221.pdf).", "keyFindings": [ "Complete official Clery timely-warning text recovered from public TUPD PDF archive." ], "sources": [ { "title": "TUPD Crime Alert - Attempted sexual assault in Warren House dorm", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_%2520Uptown%2520AttemptSexualAssault_082221.pdf", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-07-26" }, { "title": "TUPD update PDF", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/Supplemental_CrimeAlert_%2520Uptown%2520AttemptSexualAssault_082421.pdf", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-07-26" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "2021", "clery-timely-warning", "crime-alert", "sexual-assault", "tulane", "tupd" ], "dateAdded": "2026-07-26", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26", "addedBy": "ingestion" }