{ "id": "2022-01-15-tulane-university-series-of-armed-carjackings-near-uptown-campus", "slug": "tulane-university-series-of-armed-carjackings-near-uptown-campus-2022-01-15", "institution": { "name": "Tulane University", "shortName": "Tulane", "state": "LA", "type": "private-r1", "alertSystemName": "TUPD Crime Alert / Timely Warning", "enrollment": 14000 }, "incident": { "date": "2022-01-15", "type": "robbery", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "arrest", "headline": "Series of armed carjackings near uptown campus", "headlinePublic": "Series of armed carjackings near uptown campus", "summary": "Tulane University Police [published a Crime Alert / Timely Warning](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_%2520UptownArmedRobberyCarjacking_011522.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 2022-01-15", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Tulane University Police Department\nUptown District Armed Robbery (Carjacking)\n\nDate and Time of Occurrence:\nSaturday January 15,2022\n\nLOCATION:\n1200 Adams St. (11:50 AM), 2200 Audubon St. (1:28 PM), 2814 Palmer St. (1:32 PM), 300 Audubon St. (4:20\nPM) and 329 State St. (4:23 PM)\n\nREPORTED OFFENSE:\nArmed robbery (carjacking) with a firearm\n\nSUSPECT’S DESCRIPTION:\n2 black males, dressed in dark hoodies with light colored pants, armed with a black and silver handgun.\n\nReported Incident:\nThis evening the Tulane University Police Department was made aware of multiple carjackings that occurred\nnear or in our patrol perimeter. Subjects approached the victims and demanded their vehicles at gunpoint.\nNOPD is currently tracking a vehicle believed to be related to the crimes and it is believed that the same\nsubjects are responsible for all five incidents. No injuries to any of the victims were reported.\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_%2520UptownArmedRobberyCarjacking_011522.pdf", "sourceDescription": "Tulane TUPD Crime Alert PDF - Series of armed carjackings near uptown campus", "annotations": [ "Verbatim recovered via pdftotext from official publicsafety.tulane.edu Crime Alert PDF." ], "characterCount": 3110, "confidence": "high" }, { "sequence": 2, "type": "update", "timestampApprox": "TUPD crime alert update Jan 16 2022", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Tulane University Police Department\nUptown District Armed Robbery (Carjacking) **Crime Alert Update**\n\n**Crime Alert Update**\nThe New Orleans Police Department has arrested four subjects they believe could be connected with the four\ncarjackings and one attempted carjacking that occurred Saturday, January 16, 2022 near or within TUPD’s\nuptown patrol perimeter. (See Saturday’s Crime Alert below). The four subjects were arrested Saturday night on\nunrelated charges and remain in custody. Investigators are working to bring additional charges related to the\nuptown carjackings and other carjacking incidents that occurred in districts around the city on Saturday. At this\ntime, NOPD is withholding the identity of the arrested individuals pending confirmation of their involvement in\nSaturday’s incidents.\n\nAnyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the NOPD’s Second District at 504-658-6020 or\ncall Crimestoppers anonymously at 504-822-1111 and toll-free at 1-877-903-7867.\n\nDate and Time of Occurrence:\nSaturday January 15,2022\n\nLOCATION:\n1200 Adams St. (11:50 AM), 2200 Audubon St. (1:28 PM), 2814 Palmer St. (1:32 PM), 300 Audubon St. (4:20\nPM) and 329 State St. (4:23 PM)\n\nREPORTED OFFENSE:\nArmed robbery (carjacking) with a firearm\n\nSUSPECT’S DESCRIPTION:\n2 black males, dressed in dark hoodies with light colored pants, armed with a black and silver handgun.\n\nReported Incident:\nThis evening the Tulane University Police Department was made aware of multiple carjackings that occurred\nnear or in our patrol perimeter. Subjects approached the victims and demanded their vehicles at gunpoint.\nNOPD is currently tracking a vehicle believed to be related to the crimes and it is believed that the same\nsubjects are responsible for all five incidents. No injuries to any of the victims were reported.\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\n\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_%2520UptownArmedRobberyCarjacking_011622_Update.pdf", "sourceDescription": "TUPD Crime Alert Update - carjacking arrests", "annotations": [ "Verbatim recovered via pdftotext from official TUPD update PDF." ], "characterCount": 4023, "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_%2520UptownArmedRobberyCarjacking_011522.pdf).", "keyFindings": [ "Complete official Clery timely-warning text recovered from public TUPD PDF archive." ], "sources": [ { "title": "TUPD Crime Alert - Series of armed carjackings near uptown campus", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_%2520UptownArmedRobberyCarjacking_011522.pdf", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-07-26" }, { "title": "TUPD carjacking update", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/CrimeAlert_%2520UptownArmedRobberyCarjacking_011622_Update.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" }