{ "id": "2024-10-29-uc-san-diego-russell-lane-escooter-thefts", "slug": "uc-san-diego-russell-lane-escooter-thefts-2024-10-29", "institution": { "name": "University of California, San Diego", "shortName": "UCSD", "state": "CA", "type": "public-r1", "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert" }, "incident": { "date": "2024-10-29", "type": "theft", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "under-investigation", "headline": "E-scooter thefts on Russell Lane and across campus", "headlinePublic": "E-scooter thefts on Russell Lane and across campus", "summary": "UC San Diego Police [issued a Clery timely warning after an electric-scooter theft on Russell Lane near Gilman Drive](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125962338/Timely+Warning+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+10-29-2024). At about 6:31 a.m. October 29 a reporting party found a pictured 40-55-year-old suspect with the scooter; the suspect left the scooter and walked away. The same notice said a pictured 24-year-old had been identified in several campus e-scooter thefts over the past month. Police said not to contact him.", "outcome": "Suspects not in custody. Investigation open. Photos not transcribed." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "2024-10-29T06:31:00-07:00", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nOctober 29, 2024\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nTimely Warning – Micromobility Device Theft (Motor Vehicle)\n\nOn October 29, 2024 at approximately 6:31 AM, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a theft of an electric scooter (micromobility device) on Russell Lane, near Gilman Drive, on the UC San Diego campus. The reporting party arrived and found the suspect depicted below in possession of the scooter. When the suspect saw the reporting party, he left the scooter and walked away from the location.\n\nThe suspect is described as a male, 40-55 years of age, light complexioned, wearing a black and gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, dark sneakers, and a black baseball cap. The suspect was carrying a black baseball cap at the time he was seen.\nAt this time, the suspect is not in custody.\n\nThe report is currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department.\n\nNumerous micromobility device thefts were reported to the UC San Diego Police Department from various areas on the campus, generally spanning the entire campus. The person depicted below has been identified during several electric scooter thefts on campus over the past month.\n\nHe is a light complexioned male, 24 years old, 5'10\", 180 lbs.\nAt this time, the suspect is not in custody.\nThe reports are currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department.\n\nIf you see this subject around scooters or bicycle racks on campus, contact your UC San Diego Police Department as soon as possible, and please do not try to contact him.\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", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125962338/Timely+Warning+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+10-29-2024", "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Micromobility Device Theft 10-29-2024 (Russell Lane)", "annotations": [ "Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. CDATA html sha256 e553c3ced4a9ba84777c3c9c73a1458d59902f603e847cd41e0b2585a3dd29cd. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body. Official motor micromobility wording, Business Continuity (not Mission Continuity), and doubled footer preserved. Suspect photos not transcribed. SPN save-sync HTTP 302.", "Incident 2024-10-29 6:31 a.m. PDT on Russell Lane near Gilman Drive, plus a past-month campuswide e-scooter pattern.", "Distinct from 2025-10-09-uc-san-diego-campuswide-escooter-thefts (later date) and from 2024-11-18-uc-san-diego-campus-phone-outage (later date, phone outage). Distinct from 2024-10-29-uc-san-diego-nordstrom-rack-villa-la-jolla-robbery (same calendar date; Nordstrom Rack armed robbery, not e-scooter thefts)." ], "characterCount": 4219 } ], "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) as 10/29/2024 Timely Warning Micromobility Device Theft.", "keyFindings": [ "6:31 a.m. October 29, 2024 e-scooter theft on Russell Lane near Gilman Drive. Suspect 40-55 walked away after being seen with the scooter.", "A 24-year-old pictured in several campus e-scooter thefts over the prior month. Do not contact. Suspects not in custody." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Timely Warning – Micromobility Device Theft (Motor Vehicle) - 10-29-2024", "url": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125962338/Timely+Warning+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+10-29-2024", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824131203/https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125962338/Timely+Warning+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+10-29-2024" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "public-r1", "california", "ucsd", "theft", "timely-warning", "2024" ], "dateAdded": "2026-08-24", "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24", "addedBy": "ingestion" }