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  "id": "2024-10-21-uc-san-diego-campuswide-escooter-thefts",
  "slug": "uc-san-diego-campuswide-escooter-thefts-2024-10-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of California, San Diego",
    "shortName": "UCSD",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert"
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-10-21",
    "type": "theft",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "arrest",
    "headline": "Fifteen e-scooters taken across campus in two days",
    "headlinePublic": "Fifteen e-scooters taken across campus in two days",
    "summary": "UC San Diego Police [issued a Clery timely warning after fifteen electric-scooter thefts across campus between October 21 and 22](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125863835/Timely+Warning+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+10-23-2024+II). Police called the two-day count unusually high and said multiple suspects were likely involved. A later [update](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126748763/Timely+Warning+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+10-23-2024) said a male tampering with scooters near York Hall was located at Franklin Antonio Hall and arrested for grand theft, resisting arrest, and being under the influence.",
    "outcome": "One arrest at Franklin Antonio Hall on October 23. Other suspects not named in custody."
  },
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      "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nOctober 23, 2024\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nTimely Warning – Micromobility Device Theft (Motor Vehicle)\n\nBetween October 21 and October 22, 2024, the UC San Diego Police Department received fifteen reports of thefts of electric scooters (micromobility devices) at various locations throughout the UC San Diego campus. This is an unusually high number of thefts for a two-day time period. Multiple suspects are likely involved.\n\nThere is no suspect information at this time.\nAt this time, the suspects are not in custody.\nThe reports are currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department.\n\nIf you have information that could be helpful in this investigation, please call the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357 or submit an online tip at https://police.ucsd.edu/services/anonymous.html.\n\nThe remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a motor micromobility device theft and is not necessarily related to this incident.\n\nIf you witness suspicious activity or the theft of a micromobility device (motor vehicle) in progress:\n\nContact the UC San Diego Police Department immediately by calling 9-1-1 and be prepared to provide the following:\n\nLocation\nSuspect description, including clothing\nSuspect direction of travel\nAnything the suspect is carrying (tools, weapons)\nDescription of e-mobility device\n\nIf you are the victim of a micromobility device (motor vehicle) theft:\n\nContact the UC San Diego Police Department by calling (858) 534-4357 and be prepared to provide the following:\nVehicle year, make, model and color;\n\nDate, time, location you last saw your micromobility device (vehicle);\nDate and time you discovered your micromobility device (vehicle) missing; and\nAdvise if you subscribe to a micromobility device (vehicle) tracking service, such as AirTag or similar device.\n\nGeneral safety considerations to prevent a micromobility device (motor vehicle) theft:\n\nAlways lock your e-mobility device (vehicle).\nPark in busy, well-lit areas. Pick a parking spot where there is a lot of activity. Thieves prefer stealing e-mobility devices from isolated areas.\nHDH offers Bike Lockers at multiple locations across Campus.\nTransportation offers bicycle cages at multiple locations across the campus as well.\n\nProtect Your Ride Micromobility Safety and Security video can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJRhfceGpo8\nInstall a vehicle tracking and location system that can be activated after the e-mobility device is reported as stolen.\nTake a photo of the device with serial number or other owner applied identifiers to share if the vehicle is taken.\n\nWhat is this Notice?\n\nThis notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Timely Warnings are intended to prevent similar crimes and to provide information that will assist community members in protecting themselves.\n\nIf you have any Triton Alert questions, please contact EH&S Emergency Management & Business Continuity at emergency@ucsd.edu\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US",
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      "sourceUrl": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125863835/Timely+Warning+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+10-23-2024+II",
      "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Micromobility Device Theft 10-23-2024 (original; fifteen campus e-scooters)",
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        "Incident window October 21-22, 2024. PDT. Fifteen e-scooter thefts campuswide. Multiple suspects likely.",
        "Distinct from 2024-10-29-uc-san-diego-russell-lane-escooter-thefts (later date, Russell Lane plus pictured suspects) and from 2025-10-09-uc-san-diego-campuswide-escooter-thefts (later year)."
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      "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nOctober 23, 2024\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nUPDATE TO Timely Warning – Micromobility Device Theft (Motor Vehicle)\n\nOn October 23, 2024 at approximately 12:30 pm, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report from a community member of a male tampering with scooters near York Hall. The male fled the area before officers arrived. With the assistance from a second caller, officers located the male at Franklin Antonio Hall, where he was arrested for grand theft, resisting arrest and being under the influence of a controlled substance. The UC San Diego Police Department thanks the community for their assistance by promptly reporting this suspicious activity. The UC San Diego Police Department encourages you to immediately report suspicious activity or crimes in progress by calling or texting 9-1-1, but we remind you to not attempt to confront anyone committing a crime.\n\nEmergency – 9-1-1\n\nUC San Diego Police Non-Emergency Line – (858) 534-4357 (HELP)\n\n***Original Message***\n\nUC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nOctober 23, 2024\n\nBetween October 21 and October 22, 2024, the UC San Diego Police Department received fifteen reports of thefts of electric scooters (micromobility devices) at various locations throughout the UC San Diego campus. This is an unusually high number of thefts for a two-day time period. Multiple suspects are likely involved.\n\nThere is no suspect information at this time.\nAt this time, the suspects are not in custody.\nThe reports are currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department.\n\nIf you have information that could be helpful in this investigation, please call the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357 or submit an online tip at https://police.ucsd.edu/services/anonymous.html.\n\nThe remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a motor micromobility device theft and is not necessarily related to this incident.\n\nIf you witness suspicious activity or the theft of a micromobility device (motor vehicle) in progress:\n\nContact the UC San Diego Police Department immediately by calling 9-1-1 and be prepared to provide the following:\n\nLocation\nSuspect description, including clothing\nSuspect direction of travel\nAnything the suspect is carrying (tools, weapons)\nDescription of e-mobility device\n\nIf you are the victim of a micromobility device (motor vehicle) theft:\n\nContact the UC San Diego Police Department by calling (858) 534-4357 and be prepared to provide the following:\nVehicle year, make, model and color;\n\nDate, time, location you last saw your micromobility device (vehicle);\nDate and time you discovered your micromobility device (vehicle) missing; and\nAdvise if you subscribe to a micromobility device (vehicle) tracking service, such as AirTag or similar device.\n\nGeneral safety considerations to prevent a micromobility device (motor vehicle) theft:\n\nAlways lock your e-mobility device (vehicle).\nPark in busy, well-lit areas. Pick a parking spot where there is a lot of activity. Thieves prefer stealing e-mobility devices from isolated areas.\nHDH offers Bike Lockers at multiple locations across Campus.\nTransportation offers bicycle cages at multiple locations across the campus as well.\n\nProtect Your Ride Micromobility Safety and Security video can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJRhfceGpo8\nInstall a vehicle tracking and location system that can be activated after the e-mobility device is reported as stolen.\nTake a photo of the device with serial number or other owner applied identifiers to share if the vehicle is taken.\n\nWhat is this Notice?\n\nThis notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Timely Warnings are intended to prevent similar crimes and to provide information that will assist community members in protecting themselves.\n\nIf you have any Triton Alert questions, please contact EH&S Emergency Management & Business Continuity at emergency@ucsd.edu\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US",
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  "context": "UC San Diego Police posted the notices on the Campus Notices wiki, linked from [police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html](https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html) as 10/23/2024 micromobility timely warning plus update.",
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    "October 21-22, 2024: fifteen electric-scooter thefts across campus. Unusually high two-day count. Multiple suspects likely.",
    "October 23: male tampering with scooters near York Hall arrested at Franklin Antonio Hall."
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