{
  "id": "2025-09-27-vanguard-university-crime-alert-2025-08-theft",
  "slug": "vanguard-university-crime-alert-2025-08-theft-2025-09-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Vanguard University",
    "shortName": "Vanguard",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "private-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "Vanguard Campus Safety Crime Alert / Titan",
    "enrollment": 2200
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-09-27",
    "type": "theft",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Attempted bike theft Newport Dorms racks trespasser",
    "headlinePublic": "Attempted bike theft Newport Dorms racks trespasser",
    "summary": "Vanguard University Campus Safety [published Crime Alert #2025-08](https://www.vanguard.edu/uploaded/Crime_Alert_2025-08.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": "2025-09-27",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "CAMPUS SAFETY CRIME ALERT #2025-08 BIKE THIEF & TRESPASSER\nEmergency Number (949) 244-0098\nDate / Time: September 27, 2025, at 3:00AM\nLocation: Vanguard University/Bike Rack @ Newport Dorms\nSuspect: Male Hispanic (\"Jacob\") 5'5, 140 pounds wearing all dark clothing. Suspect is missing his left eye.\nDetails: At approximately 3:00 a.m., the above suspect was observed attempting to steal a secured bicycle from the campus bike racks. When a Campus Safety Officer arrived, the suspect was uncooperative and fled the area. Surveillance footage confirmed the attempted theft. The incident has been reported to the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD). This subject was previously contacted for trespassing at our property on 9/6/2025.\nIf you see this individual on or near campus, please contact Campus Safety immediately.\nCAMPUS SAFETY # 2025-249\nCMPD Case # 2025-013132\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/Crime_Alert_2025-08.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Vanguard University Campus Safety Crime Alert #2025-08 PDF",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim linearized from official Crime Alert #2025-08 PDF on the Campus Crime Alerts archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1231,
      "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 #2025-08 PDF recovered and linearized for the archive (wider b66).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Campus Safety Crime Alert #2025-08 recovered from PDF.",
    "Private-masters California institution; non-R1 diversity contribution."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Alert #2025-08 PDF - Vanguard University Campus Safety",
      "url": "https://www.vanguard.edu/uploaded/Crime_Alert_2025-08.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"
}