{
  "id": "2025-03-17-university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-spring-break-vehicle-burglaries",
  "slug": "university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-spring-break-vehicle-burglaries-2025-03-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga",
    "shortName": "UTC",
    "state": "TN",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UTC-Alert",
    "enrollment": 11400
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-03-17",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Spring-break vehicle burglaries under investigation",
    "headlinePublic": "Spring-break vehicle burglaries under investigation",
    "summary": "Police [reported](https://www.utc.edu/finance-and-administration/department-of-public-safety/alerts-status) several motor-vehicle burglaries over spring break, on and off campus, without listing a single lot.",
    "outcome": "The burglaries were under investigation. The message told people to lock their vehicles."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-03-17T13:00:00-04:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "UTC Community:\n\nThe UTC Police Department (UTCPD) has received several reports of Motor Vehicle Burglaries occurring on various dates over Spring Break. The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) has shared that similar incidents have occurred off-campus recently. UTCPD and CPD are actively investigating these incidents. If you have any information, please call the UTC Police Department at (423) 425-HELP/4357.\n\nSafety Tips:\n\nMotor Vehicles\n\nAlways close and lock your vehicle's doors and windows.\n\nNever leave your keys in your vehicle.\n\nNever leave your vehicle running when unattended.\n\nDo not leave valuables in your vehicle.\n\nPark in busy, well-lit areas whenever possible.\n\nGeneral\n\nBe alert and aware of your surroundings.\n\nFollow your instincts. Safety is the priority.\n\nIf you feel you are in danger, take action. Move away from the threat, cross the street, increase your pace, or run to safety.\n\nReport all suspicious activity (persons, vehicles, and activities), even if you are not directly threatened, to the UTC Police Department at (423) 425-HELP/4357.\n\nIf you or someone you know is a victim of a crime, we encourage you to report the incident as soon as possible. This allows for appropriate measures to be taken for your safety and the safety of others.\n\nReporting & Resources:\n\nReport a crime on-campus\n\nFrom any cellular or off-campus telephone, call (423) 425-HELP/4357.\n\nFrom any on-campus telephone, dial 911.\n\nPress the \"HELP\" button at any Blue Light Call Box or Emergency Call Box.\n\nReport a crime off-campus\n\nFrom any telephone, dial 911.\n\nUTC Resources\n\nUTCares: (423) 425-CARE/2273.\n\nCounseling Center: (423) 425-4438.\n\nOffice of the Dean of Students: (423) 425-4761\n\nOffice of Student Outreach & Support: (423) 425-2299.\n\nChattanooga / Hamilton County Resources\n\nChattanooga Police Department - Victim Services: (423) 643-5351.\n\nDistrict Attorney’s Office for the 11th Judicial District - Victim/Witness Coordinator: (423) 209-7400.\n\nMessage issued on 3/17/2025 at 1:00 PM",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.utc.edu/finance-and-administration/department-of-public-safety/alerts-status",
      "sourceDescription": "UTC-ALERT status archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual fetch of the alerts-status page on 2026-10-12. After scripts and Cloudflare email hashes are removed, both copies of this message match.",
        "The issued line gives the minute. Seconds are not in that line.",
        "2003 characters. sha256 ca1f63f12f0f4a7eaab01efa373c1b6302a6c483efe4b8efeb06697698f002c3.",
        "SPN not attempted at 10:15Z"
      ],
      "characterCount": 2003
    }
  ],
  "context": "One public-safety advisory on the UTC-ALERT status archive. It gives no single crime date.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The advisory covers several vehicle burglaries over spring break.",
    "No parking lot or street is named."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UTC-ALERT status archive",
      "url": "https://www.utc.edu/finance-and-administration/department-of-public-safety/alerts-status",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted at 10:15Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "tennessee",
    "burglary"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-12",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-12",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}