{
  "id": "2023-12-07-university-of-new-mexico-stanford-armed-robbery",
  "slug": "university-of-new-mexico-stanford-armed-robbery-2023-12-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of New Mexico",
    "shortName": "UNM",
    "state": "NM",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "LoboAlerts",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-12-07",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "Advisory after a driver pointed a gun at a person just off campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Advisory after a driver pointed a gun at a person just off campus",
    "summary": "On December 7, 2023, at approximately 7:40 p.m. MST, a male subject driving a black Chevy Malibu [pointed a gun at a victim](https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-advisory-12-7-2023) at 1117 Stanford NE (adjacent to the [University of New Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico) main campus) and fled east on Mountain NE. UNMPD identified the suspect but had not apprehended him at the time the [Lobo Advisory](https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories) was issued.",
    "outcome": "Suspect identified but not apprehended at time of advisory. Investigation by UNMPD.",
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Late evening of December 7, 2023",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On December 7 at approximately 7:40 p.m., a male subject driving a black Chevy Malibu pointed a gun at the victim at 1117 Stanford N.E. The male subject fled east on Mountain N.E. The UNM Police Department (UNMPD) is investigating and has identified the suspect, who has not been apprehended at this time.\n\nIf you have any information regarding this incident or notice any suspicious behavior, please get in touch with UNMPD at 505-277-2241.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-advisory-12-7-2023",
      "sourceDescription": "UNM UCAM Newsroom, Lobo Advisory 12.7.2023",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from the official UNM Newsroom Lobo Advisory page",
        "1117 Stanford NE is in the residential area immediately east of UNM's main campus, near Mountain Road",
        "UNM distinguishes 'LoboAlert' (urgent emergency notification) from 'Lobo Advisory' (informational/Clery timely warning), this is the latter format",
        "The Daily Lobo's [October 2023 reporting](https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2023/10/unm-is-noncompliant-with-crime-transparency-law) had specifically criticized UNM for failing to issue advisories in similar circumstances; this advisory came two months after that scrutiny",
        "The advisory states plainly that the suspect was identified but had not been apprehended"
      ],
      "characterCount": 441
    }
  ],
  "context": "The [University of New Mexico's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico) main campus in Albuquerque is bounded on the east by [Stanford Drive](https://campus-map.unm.edu/) and on the north by Mountain Road, a residential perimeter that produces most of UNM's Clery-reportable property and violent crime alerts. UNM operates a tiered notification system: [LoboAlerts](https://campussafety.unm.edu/) for immediate emergencies and [Lobo Advisories](https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories) for informational safety bulletins and Clery timely warnings. The system came under scrutiny in fall 2023 when the [Daily Lobo reported UNM's noncompliance with state crime-transparency law](https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2023/10/unm-is-noncompliant-with-crime-transparency-law) and noted [missed advisory triggers](https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2023/11/no-loboalert-or-advisory-sent-for-repeat-offender). This [December 7, 2023 advisory](https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-advisory-12-7-2023) (about an armed encounter at 1117 Stanford NE) came shortly after that reporting. UNM's response also illustrates how a single armed encounter that does not result in injury or completed robbery still meets the Clery 'serious or continuing threat' standard when a suspect remains at large in the immediate campus vicinity.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "UNM distinguishes LoboAlerts (immediate emergencies) from Lobo Advisories (Clery/informational warnings)",
    "The advisory followed fall 2023 Daily Lobo reporting that criticized UNM's crime-notification practices",
    "An armed encounter without completed robbery still meets the continuing-threat standard for timely warnings",
    "UNM publishes advisories at indexed URLs through its UCAM Newsroom, a transparency-friendly archive",
    "Vehicle make/model (black Chevy Malibu) and escape direction are the actionable details for community vigilance"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Lobo Advisory — 12.7.2023 — UNM UCAM Newsroom",
      "url": "https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-advisory-12-7-2023",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Advisories — UNM Newsroom",
      "url": "https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UNM is noncompliant with crime transparency law — The Daily Lobo",
      "url": "https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2023/10/unm-is-noncompliant-with-crime-transparency-law",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "No LoboAlert or Advisory sent for repeat offender — The Daily Lobo",
      "url": "https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2023/11/no-loboalert-or-advisory-sent-for-repeat-offender",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "robbery",
    "armed-person",
    "timely-warning",
    "lobo-advisory",
    "public-r1",
    "off-campus-perimeter",
    "new-mexico",
    "albuquerque"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}