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  "id": "2020-01-22-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-armed-robbery-in-4500-block-of-ro",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-armed-robbery-in-4500-block-of-ro-2020-01-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-01-22",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle: Armed robbery in 4500 block of Roosevelt Way NE",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle: Armed robbery in 4500 block of Roosevelt Way NE",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/01/22/uw-alert-seattle-36/) on or about 2020-01-22. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.",
    "outcome": "See official update page for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2020-01-22",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 1:00 p.m.: Police are clearing the scene of the armed robbery in the 4500 block of Roosevelt Way NE. The suspect was not located. Report any leads to 911.\n\nORIGINAL POST at 12:31 p.m.: Police report an armed robbery in the 4500 block of Roosevelt Way NE around 12:20 p.m. The suspect displayed an ax, which was concealed beneath his jacket. The suspect is described as a male in his 30s with dark complexion, about 5-foot-7, medium build with face tattoos, and wearing a gray coat and large pink headphones. He was last seen headed north. Seattle police are on the scene and investigating. If seen call 911.\n\nMore information will be provided here as it becomes available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/01/22/uw-alert-seattle-36/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 682,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Washington UW Alert Blog multi-update emergency archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Alert Blog page preserves complete multi-update alert text."
  ],
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    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle: Armed robbery in 4500 block of Roosevelt Way NE",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/01/22/uw-alert-seattle-36/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "robbery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}