{
  "id": "2025-01-25-uc-san-diego-pepper-canyon-apartment-escooter-burglary",
  "slug": "uc-san-diego-pepper-canyon-apartment-escooter-burglary-2025-01-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of California, San Diego",
    "shortName": "UCSD",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-01-25",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Electric scooter taken from a Pepper Canyon apartment common area",
    "headlinePublic": "Electric scooter taken from a Pepper Canyon apartment common area",
    "summary": "UC San Diego Police [issued a Clery timely warning after an electric scooter was taken from the common area of a Pepper Canyon Apartments unit](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126748709/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+01-30-2025+II). The official window is 5:00 p.m. through 6:00 p.m. January 25. No forced entry. Police received an online report at about 7:59 a.m. January 28. The timely warning is dated January 30 (II).",
    "outcome": "No suspect description. Not in custody. Investigation open."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-01-25T17:00:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nJanuary 30, 2025\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nTimely Warning – Burglary\n\nOn January 28, 2025, at approximately 7:59 AM, the UC San Diego Police Department received an online burglary report that occurred at Pepper Canyon Apartments. Through investigation the theft was determined to be a burglary. The burglary happened between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM on January 25, 2025. The reporting party stated that an unknown suspect(s) took their electric scooter from the common area of their apartment. There is no indication of forced entry.\n\nThere is no suspect description 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\nThe remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a burglary and is not necessarily related to this incident.\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 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 which 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 will not lock, please contact Facilities Management Customer Relations help desk, phone (858) 534-2930.\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 full 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 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 & Mission Continuity at emergency@ucsd.edu\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/126748709/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+01-30-2025+II",
      "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Burglary 01-30-2025 II (Pepper Canyon apartment e-scooter)",
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        "Incident 2025-01-25 5:00-6:00 p.m.; online report about 7:59 a.m. January 28; timely warning dated January 30 (II).",
        "Distinct from 2025-01-28-uc-san-diego-muir-college-open-door-room-burglary (later date, Muir open room; same 01-30 listing) and from 2025-04-02-uc-san-diego-pepper-canyon-unlocked-suite-burglary (later date, unlocked first-floor suite, not an e-scooter)."
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  "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": [
    "Pepper Canyon Apartments common area: unknown suspect took an electric scooter between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. January 25, 2025. No forced entry."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Timely Warning – Burglary - 01-30-2025 II",
      "url": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126748709/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+01-30-2025+II",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
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  "dateAdded": "2026-08-24",
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