{
  "id": "2025-11-18-uc-berkeley-stephens-hall-assault-kidnapping-unfounded",
  "slug": "uc-berkeley-stephens-hall-assault-kidnapping-unfounded-2025-11-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of California, Berkeley",
    "shortName": "UC Berkeley",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UCPD / WarnMe",
    "enrollment": 45000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-11-18",
    "type": "aggravated-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Assault/kidnapping near Stephens Hall later unfounded",
    "headlinePublic": "Assault/kidnapping near Stephens Hall later unfounded",
    "summary": "On November 18-19, 2025, [UCPD reported an aggravated assault/kidnapping near Stephens Hall](https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/1991086781958078603). A follow-up advisory stated the individual reported there was no crime and the case was closed as unfounded.",
    "outcome": "Case closed as unfounded after individual reported no crime.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-11-18T23:53:00-08:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "On 11/18/25, 11:53pm, an aggravated assault/kidnapping occurred near Stephens Hall. The incident was reported to UCPD at approximately 12:45am.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/1991086781958078603",
      "sourceDescription": "@UCPD_Cal crime notice",
      "characterCount": 143,
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @UCPD_Cal X."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-11-19T16:05:00-08:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UC Berkeley WarnMe Community Advisory: ***Update*** for Case #25-03602\n\nOn November 19th, the individual targeted in the previously reported kidnapping near Stephens Hall came forward, reported that there was no crime, and the kidnapping was unfounded. The case has been closed.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/1991296795079499962",
      "sourceDescription": "@UCPD_Cal unfounded update",
      "characterCount": 278,
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @UCPD_Cal X."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "UCPD_Cal WarnMe / crime notices.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official X text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@UCPD_Cal",
      "url": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/1991086781958078603",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@UCPD_Cal",
      "url": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/1991296795079499962",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "uc-berkeley",
    "unfounded"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-27",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-27",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}