{
  "id": "2025-03-24-university-of-minnesota-dinkytown-robbery-attempt",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-dinkytown-robbery-attempt-2025-03-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-03-24",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "Robbery of person around 10:26 pm at 1209 7th St SE and an additional attempted",
    "headlinePublic": "Robbery of person around 10:26 pm at 1209 7th St SE and an additional attempted",
    "summary": "UMN Public Safety posted [1 Safety Notification(s)](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2025-03-24. Verbatim from the official alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "Official SAFE-U/Dinkytown sequence of 1 message(s).",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "March 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM (UMN publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Dinkytown Alert: Robbery of person around 10:26 pm at 1209 7th St SE and an additional attempted robbery near 9th Ave and 8th St SE. The suspects are described as 3-4 males wearing black sweatshirts with the hoods up and black masks, one was armed with a gun and another armed with a knife. Suspect vehicle is described as a gray BMW SUV without plates. If you spot this vehicle and individuals matching this description in the Dinkytown area, call 911 immediately. These incidents took place off campus and did not involve campus community members. Stay informed with updates and safety tips at: http://z.umn.edu/alerts",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN Department of Public Safety Safety Notifications (SAFE-U / Dinkytown)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts archive page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 620,
      "timestamp": "2025-03-24T23:12:00-05:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "From the official [UMN Safety Notifications archive](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2025-03-24: 1 transmitted notice(s).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Verbatim from publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts.",
    "1 confirmed message(s)."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMN Safety Notifications (Alerts)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UMN Department of Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "robbery",
    "safe-u",
    "minnesota",
    "umn-alerts"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}