{
  "id": "2024-05-19-vanguard-university-crime-alert-2024-003-burglary",
  "slug": "vanguard-university-crime-alert-2024-003-burglary-2024-05-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Vanguard University",
    "shortName": "Vanguard",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "private-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "Vanguard Campus Safety Crime Alert / Titan",
    "enrollment": 2200
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-05-19",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Layne Building backpack theft Bayside worship team",
    "headlinePublic": "Layne Building backpack theft Bayside worship team",
    "summary": "Vanguard University Campus Safety [published Crime Alert #2024-003](https://www.vanguard.edu/uploaded/Campus_Safety/Crime_Alert_2024-003_-_bayside_burglary.pdf) on the [Campus Crime Alerts archive](https://www.vanguard.edu/resources/campus-public-safety/campus-crime-alerts). Full PDF text recovered.",
    "outcome": "See official Crime Alert PDF."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2024-05-19",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "CAMPUS SAFETY CRIME ALERT #2024-003 BURGLARY\nEmergency Number (949) 244-0098\nDate / Time: May 19, 2024, 9:45 AM\nLocation: Layne Building\nSubject: Unknown Male Hispanic Subject\nDetails: On May 19, 2024, at approximately 9:45 AM, The above subject was caught opening a backpack belonging to a Bayside Church worship team member. The subject was backstage where other worship team members placed their personal belongings. A member of the church questioned the subject, and the subject quickly left the building. The subject left behind a Narcan box that is issued by CMPD when detainees are released from the CMPD jail. CMPD was contacted and they completed an investigation. If this subject is seen, please call Campus Safety or CMPD immediately.\nCAMPUS SAFETY # 2024-154\nCOSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT # 2024-045376\nCosta Mesa Police Department (714) 754-5252\n\nVanguard University Campus Safety Crime Alerts are released when certain events that warrant an advisory are reported on or near Vanguard University. These alerts are intended to seek assistance with ongoing investigations and raise awareness about safety and security incidents among the Vanguard University community.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.vanguard.edu/uploaded/Campus_Safety/Crime_Alert_2024-003_-_bayside_burglary.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Vanguard University Campus Safety Crime Alert #2024-003 PDF",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim linearized from official Crime Alert #2024-003 PDF on the Campus Crime Alerts archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1178,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Vanguard University (private master's, Costa Mesa, CA) publishes numbered Campus Safety Crime Alerts as PDF advisories on its [Campus Crime Alerts page](https://www.vanguard.edu/resources/campus-public-safety/campus-crime-alerts). Alert #2024-003 PDF recovered and linearized for the archive (wider b66).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Campus Safety Crime Alert #2024-003 recovered from PDF.",
    "Private-masters California institution; non-R1 diversity contribution."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Alert #2024-003 PDF - Vanguard University Campus Safety",
      "url": "https://www.vanguard.edu/uploaded/Campus_Safety/Crime_Alert_2024-003_-_bayside_burglary.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Campus Crime Alerts - Vanguard University",
      "url": "https://www.vanguard.edu/resources/campus-public-safety/campus-crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-masters",
    "timely-warning",
    "california",
    "wider-reach",
    "crime-alert-pdf"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}
