Institution
Cornell University
CornellNYPrivate R1CornellALERT / Crime Alerts~26,000 students
- Cases
- 35
- Alerts
- 44
- Verbatim
- 98%
- Span
- 2023–2026
Official alert policy
How Cornell says it will alert: when and how CornellALERT activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
35 cases · 43 of 44 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- burglary: 2026-08-29Burglary in an unsecured McClintock Hall roomtimely warningverbatim
- wildfire: 2026-07-15Air quality advisory as regional AQI exceeds 150 from wildfire smokeadvisoryverbatim
- severe storm: 2026-06-18All clear. The immediate severe weather threat has moved past the Ithaca campus. More infoemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2026-06-18Severe weather threat. Take shelter immediately in permanent buildingemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2026-06-18Tornado warning with shelter guidance for the campus area; near https; (universityemergency notificationverbatim
- false alarm: 2026-02-04Third public test of CornellALERT EMN systememergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-01-26Ithaca and AgriTech campuses reopened Monday 1/26 at 12 pm (noon)emergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-01-25Campuses closed for winter storm starting Sunday noon; reopened Monday noonadvisoryverbatim
- burglary: 2026-01-09Burglary case - hasbrouck grounds burglarytimely warningverbatim
2025
- burglary: 2025-10-27Burglary case - ann wood burglarytimely warningverbatim
- false alarm: 2025-09-10Second public test of CornellALERT EMN systememergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2025-08-25Community notification after coyote bite on Cascadilla Gorge Trailemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2025-08-25Coyote bites an adult on a gorge trail, prompting a university-wide notificationadvisoryverbatim
- wildfire: 2025-08-05Air quality advisory for wildfire smoke unhealthy for sensitive groups and alladvisoryverbatim
- tornado: 2025-07-03Tornado warning canceled at 2:15pmemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2025-07-03Tornado warning shelter alert canceled within 15 minutes as storms downed treesemergency notificationverbatim
- wildfire: 2025-06-07Air quality advisory for fine particulates unhealthy for sensitive groupsadvisoryverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2025-04-19Pickup truck stolen from a Town of Ithaca parking lottimely warningverbatim
- arson: 2025-04-12Residence-hall kitchenette smoke detector set on firetimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2025-03-18Unlocked-window burglary with a composite-theft patterntimely warningverbatim
- arson: 2025-03-14Toilet-paper rolls set on fire in a residence-hall restroomtimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2025-03-04Second forced basement-window burglary at the same housetimely warningverbatim
- winter storm: 2025-02-16Cold and icy weather preparedness notice for multi-day frigid conditionsadvisoryverbatim
- burglary: 2025-02-14Forced basement-window burglary at an unoccupied housetimely warningverbatim
- false alarm: 2025-02-05Public test of CornellALERT emergency notificationemergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2025-01-20Cold weather awareness for subzero wind chill and frostbite riskadvisoryverbatim
2024
- burglary: 2024-12-10Tools stolen from an unlocked building inside a locked fencetimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-10-25Sexual assault reported in a campus crime alert; near 8,, the Univetimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2024-10-06Watch taken from an unlocked unoccupied dorm roomtimely warningverbatim
- tornado: 2024-07-10Tornado warning during a record statewide outbreak prompts immediate shelter orderemergency notificationverbatim
- burglary: 2024-04-18Headphones stolen from a residence hall room; second burglary alert in 48 hourstimely warningverbatim
- threat of violence: 2024-02-23Anonymous email threat shared with multiple universities deemed not credibletimely warningverbatim
2023
- threat of violence: 2023-10-29Online antisemitic threats against Jewish students; student arrested, classes canceledemergency notificationverbatim
- arson: 2023-09-13A series of small unsolved dormitory fires prompts three crime alerts in twelve daystimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2023-01-28An early-morning intruder demands money inside a student residence, then fleestimely warningverbatim
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