{ "id": "2025-07-25-uc-san-diego-center-hall-mechanical-room-burglary", "slug": "uc-san-diego-center-hall-mechanical-room-burglary-2025-07-25", "institution": { "name": "University of California, San Diego", "shortName": "UCSD", "state": "CA", "type": "public-r1", "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert" }, "incident": { "date": "2025-07-25", "type": "burglary", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "under-investigation", "headline": "Basement mechanical room entered at Center Hall; property damaged", "headlinePublic": "Basement mechanical room entered at Center Hall; property damaged", "summary": "UC San Diego Police [issued a Clery timely warning after a burglary in a basement-level mechanical room at Center Hall](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126617529/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-09-2025). Police were notified at 2:34 p.m. August 8. The official window is 3:00 p.m. July 25 through 2:34 p.m. August 8. No items were reported missing; property in the room was damaged. An additional room in the building was recently entered and rummaged through; it was unknown whether the incidents were related.", "outcome": "No suspect information. Not in custody. Investigation open." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "2025-08-08T14:34:00-07:00", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nAugust 9, 2025\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nTimely Warning – Burglary\n\nOn 8/08/2025 at 02:34 PM, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a Burglary which occurred at Center Hall on the UC San Diego campus. The burglary most likely occurred sometime between 03:00 PM on 7/25/2025 and 02:34 PM on 8/08/2025. The reporting party stated that unknown suspect or suspects gained unauthorized access to a basement-level mechanical room. No items have been reported missing, but property in the room has been damaged.\n\nAn additional room within the building was recently entered and rummaged through. At this time, no items have been reported missing, and it is unknown if these incidents are related.\n\nIf you observe any further suspicious behavior or become aware of additional incidents, please contact the UC San Diego Police Department immediately.\n\nThere is no suspect information at this time.\n\nAt this time, the suspect is not in custody.\n\nThe report is 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\nIf you are the victim of a burglary or you discover someone inside your residence:\n\nIf possible, immediately leave your residence and go to a safe area (e.g., a neighbor’s apartment or a public place).\n\nCall or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1.\n\nIf you are unable to leave your residence, secure yourself and your family members in a safe location, turn on all available lights, and call the police immediately.\n\nTo help reduce the risk of being the victim of a burglary:\n\nMake sure doors and windows are closed and locked. When it is hot out, use a lock or item that only allows the window to open small distances.\n\nIf you live on campus and your windows or doors won’t lock, please call Housing Maintenance at (858) 534-2600.\n\nIf your office windows or doors won’t lock, please call Facilities Management. Visit https://hdhfacilities.ucsd.edu/\n\nBe aware of your surroundings. If you see suspicious activity, call or text the UC San Diego Police Department immediately at 9-1-1.\n\nKnow the location of campus emergency telephones on routes to and from campus destinations.\n\nAvoid displaying and/or placing high-value items close to windows. Items such as computers, cell phones, wallets, and purses can be easily grabbed from open windows and may be incentives for criminals to try and enter the residence. Secure your valuables at all times.\n\nBe alert and aware. Pay attention to who is around when you leave and return to your residence or office. If returning at night, leave a light on inside as a visual deterrent.\n\nWhat is this Notice?\n\nThis notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act. Timely Warnings are intended to prevent similar crimes and to provide information that will assist community members in protecting themselves.\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126617529/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-09-2025", "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Burglary 08-09-2025 (Center Hall)", "annotations": [ "Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. CDATA html sha256 f3da6f03e3592f80cf6fbd9b7c74ff0bb93f641cda3a155874f66a87137cc1d8. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body. En dash and curly apostrophes preserved. SPN save-sync HTTP 302.", "Incident window starts 2025-07-25 3:00 p.m.; police notified 2025-08-08 2:34 p.m.; timely warning dated August 9.", "Distinct from 2025-08-23-uc-san-diego-pepper-canyon-apartments-vandalism (later date, Pepper Canyon window-smashing) and from 2025-12-14-uc-san-diego-conrad-prebys-mechanical-room-burglary (later date, construction mechanical room at 9558 Gilman Drive)." ], "characterCount": 3172 } ], "context": "UC San Diego Police posted the notice on the Campus Notices wiki, linked from [police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html](https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html).", "keyFindings": [ "Unknown suspect(s) entered a basement-level mechanical room at Center Hall. Property damaged; nothing reported missing.", "A second room in the building was entered and rummaged through; relatedness unknown." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Timely Warning – Burglary - 08-09-2025", "url": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126617529/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-09-2025", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824111414/https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126617529/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-09-2025" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "public-r1", "california", "ucsd", "burglary", "timely-warning", "2025" ], "dateAdded": "2026-08-24", "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24", "addedBy": "ingestion" }