{
  "id": "2021-02-09-tulane-university-carjackings-near-pine-and-cohn-streets",
  "slug": "tulane-university-carjackings-near-pine-and-cohn-streets-2021-02-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Tulane University",
    "shortName": "Tulane",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TUPD Crime Alert / Timely Warning",
    "enrollment": 14000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-02-09",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Carjackings near Pine and Cohn streets",
    "headlinePublic": "Carjackings near Pine and Cohn streets",
    "summary": "Tulane University Police [published a Crime Alert / Safety Notice](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_UptownCarJacking_020921.pdf). Full text recovered from the official publicsafety.tulane.edu PDF archive.",
    "outcome": "See official TUPD PDF notice for further updates if any."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "TUPD notice dated 2021-02-09",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Tulane University Police Department\nUptown District Carjacking\nDate and Time of Occurrence:\nTuesday 2.9.21 at about 9:00 PM\n\nLOCATION:\nIntersections of Pine and Cohn followed by 8100 block of Green St.\n\nReported Incident:\n\nThe New Orleans Police Department responded to a report of two car jackings at the above locations. No injuries\nwere reported.\n\nThe victim of the incident at Pine and Cohn, who is a Tulane university affiliate, was exiting his parked vehicle\nwhen he was approached by two subjects, one subject produced a silver colored automatic handgun and\ndemanded the keys to the vehicle. The second subject then entered the driver’s seat of the vehicle and then the\nsubjects fled with the vehicle to unknown.\n\nMinutes later, there was second carjacking reported to NOPD in the 8100 block of Green St., the victim in this\nincident was a non-affiliate.\n\nSUSPECT’S DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe perpetrators were described by the non-affiliate as the following:\n\n     1. Black, male, 5’10’’, masked, wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans armed with a silver and black\n        automatic handgun\n     2. Black, male, 5’10”, Maroon hoodie\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_UptownCarJacking_020921.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Tulane TUPD Crime Alert PDF - Carjackings near Pine and Cohn streets",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim recovered via pdftotext from official publicsafety.tulane.edu Crime Alert PDF."
      ],
      "characterCount": 3330,
      "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_UptownCarJacking_020921.pdf).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Clery timely-warning text recovered from public TUPD PDF archive."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "TUPD Crime Alert - Carjackings near Pine and Cohn streets",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_UptownCarJacking_020921.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"
}