KSDT radio office burglarized in the Old Student Center
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedUC San Diego Police issued a Clery timely warning after a burglary at the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center. The suspect entered and exited at least twice between about 5:28 a.m. and 6:37 a.m. January 23 and stole property. Police said the person had been arrested for burglary on campus in the past. A later update said community tips led to the suspect being taken into custody.
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UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT January 23, 2025 ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO Timely Warning – Burglary On January 23, 2025, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a burglary at the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center. Officers investigated and determined the suspect pictured below entered and exited the building at least two times between approximately 5:28 AM and 6:37 AM and stole property. The UC San Diego Police Department is actively investigating this incident and this person has been arrested for burglary on campus in the past. If you see the suspect pictured below, please notify the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357. At this time, the suspect is not in custody. The report is currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department. If you have information that could be helpful in this investigation, please call the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357 or submit an online tip at https://police.ucsd.edu/services/anonymous.html. The remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a burglary and is not necessarily related to this incident. If you are the victim of a burglary or you discover someone inside your residence: If possible, immediately leave your residence and go to a safe area (e.g., a neighbor’s apartment or a public place). Call or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1. If you are unable to leave your residence, secure yourself and family members in a safe location, turn on all available lights, and call the police immediately. To help reduce the risk of being the victim of a burglary: Make sure doors and windows are closed and locked. When it is hot out, use a lock or item which only allows the window to open small distances. If you live on campus and your windows or doors won’t lock, please call Housing Maintenance at (858) 534-2600. If your office windows or doors will not lock, please contact Facilities Management Customer Relations help desk, phone (858) 534-2930. Be aware of your surroundings. If you see suspicious activity, call or text the UC San Diego Police Department immediately at 9-1-1. Know the location of campus emergency telephones on routes to and from campus destinations. Avoid displaying and/or placing high value items close to windows. Items such as computers, cell phones, wallets, and purses can be easily grabbed from open windows and may be incentives for criminals to try and enter the residence. Secure your valuables at all times. Be alert and aware. Pay full attention to who is around when you leave and return to your residence or office. If returning at night, leave a light on inside as a visual deterrent. What is this Notice? This notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Timely Warnings are intended to prevent similar crimes and to provide information that will assist community members in protecting themselves. If you have any Triton Alert questions, please contact EH&S Emergency Management & Mission Continuity at emergency@ucsd.edu University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads agree UC San Diego Police Department is named as the sender.
Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.
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- present: The header names the UC San Diego Police Department as the issuing agency.
- present: UC San Diego Police Department appears as the named sender of this timely warning.
- present: This notice is issued under the police department letterhead and Clery timely warning role.
- present: Source identity is clear because the police department authored and is investigating the case.
- present: The byline and closing contacts attribute the alert to UC San Diego Police.
- present: Sendership is coded present from the police department title at the top of the notice.
- present: Campus police are named as the agency that received the report and issued the warning.
- present: The originating office is UC San Diego Police, repeated in the investigation and contact lines.
- present: Readers can tell who sent it because the police department signs the timely warning.
- present: Authority is the UC San Diego Police Department, which asks for tips and is investigating.
- present: The opening block identifies UC San Diego Police as the communicator.
- present: This Clery timely warning is from the UC San Diego Police Department to academics, staff, and students.
- present: The sender is explicitly the UC San Diego Police Department throughout the copy.
- present: The header names the UC San Diego Police Department as the agency issuing the timely warning.
- present: Source is clear because UC San Diego Police Department signs the report and the investigation notes.
- present: Readers can tell the sender is the UC San Diego Police Department from the opening block.
- present: This item scores present since the police department is identified as the author of the warning.
- present: Evidence for sender appears in the UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT letterhead and later investigation lines.
- present: The notice supplies an identifiable source, namely campus police, not an unnamed campus office.
- present: Presence of sender is supported by repeated UC San Diego Police Department attributions throughout the burst.
- present: Coders should mark sender complete as the police department is named as originator and investigator.
- present: A positive source score follows from naming UC San Diego Police as the issuing authority.
- present: The first burst includes an explicit sender, the UC San Diego Police Department.
- present: This criterion is met because the police department, not a generic campus unit, is listed as sender.
- present: Recipients learn who sent the notice because campus police are named at the start and again later.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads agree a burglary of the KSDT radio office by a pictured suspect is a specific named crime.
What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.
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- present: The warning specifies a burglary in which a pictured suspect entered a campus office and took items.
- present: A burglary by a repeat campus offender who remains out of custody is the identified threat.
- present: Readers learn a suspect entered the radio office twice and committed burglary.
- present: The hazard is a burglary by an uncaptured suspect previously arrested for campus burglary.
- present: A specific burglary of an office, with a photo of the person responsible, is described.
- present: The threat is an office burglary by a known-looking suspect still at large.
- present: Burglary of the radio office by a pictured, previously arrested person is the concrete danger.
- present: The crime type is burglary with unlawful entries and an uncaptured suspect.
- present: A burglary threat is specified, including a photo, two entries, and a person not in custody.
- present: The hazard is a burglary at a campus media office by a suspect with a prior campus burglary arrest.
- present: Officers confirmed a burglary involving repeated entry and exit by the pictured person.
- present: The specific threat is an office burglary by a still-free suspect shown in a photo.
- present: A burglary with a pictured, previously arrested, not-in-custody suspect is the named threat.
- present: The notice specifies a burglary by a pictured suspect who entered twice and took property.
- present: Hazard detail covers an office burglary with a known offender who remains at large.
- present: The threat is a burglary in which a pictured person entered, exited, and stole items.
- present: A specific burglary threat is described rather than a vague crime or unspecified danger.
- present: The hazard is a burglary tied to a pictured repeat offender who is not locked up.
- present: Threat content names burglary, theft of property, and a suspect who entered at least two times.
- present: The specific danger is a burglary suspect who has struck campus before and is pictured for ID.
- present: Hazard is concrete: unauthorized entry, theft, and a pictured person still on the loose.
- present: The warning identifies burglary of an office by a known pictured suspect as the threat.
- present: Readers are warned about a burglary involving repeated entry and theft by a pictured individual.
- present: The hazard is a burglary with a described suspect, dual entries, and stolen goods.
- present: The threat is specified as burglary by an identified person who is still at large.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads agree the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center locates the event.
Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.
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- present: The crime is placed at the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center.
- present: Location is given as the Old Student Center KSDT radio office on the UC San Diego campus.
- present: The scene is the KSDT radio office inside the Old Student Center.
- present: Where it happened is named as the Old Student Center radio office, KSDT.
- present: The building and unit are the Old Student Center and its KSDT radio office.
- present: Place is identified as KSDT in the Old Student Center rather than campus in general.
- present: The site is the KSDT radio office located in the Old Student Center.
- present: A pinpoint location is the Old Student Center KSDT radio office.
- present: Where is the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center on campus.
- present: The address-like place name is the Old Student Center KSDT radio office.
- present: The target location is named as the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center.
- present: L is met by citing the Old Student Center and the KSDT radio office inside it.
- present: The crime scene is the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center.
- present: The crime is placed at the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center on campus.
- present: Location is named as the KSDT radio office inside the Old Student Center.
- present: The site of the incident is the Old Student Center KSDT radio office.
- present: Where is answered with a named office and building on the UC San Diego campus.
- present: Place is specific enough that readers can map it to the Old Student Center radio office.
- present: The geographic cue is the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center.
- present: Locus of the crime is confined to a named office in a named campus building.
- present: The alert locates the event at the KSDT radio office rather than campus at large only.
- present: Location detail names both the radio office and the Old Student Center.
- present: Where is filled by the Old Student Center KSDT office, a pinpoint campus site.
- present: Place information lets people know the event occurred at the KSDT radio office.
- present: The setting is the KSDT radio office in the Old Student Center at UC San Diego.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads agree recipients are told to notify police if they see the pictured suspect, lock, and call 9-1-1.
The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.
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- present: Recipients are told to alert police if they see the suspect and to lock doors, leave if someone is inside, and call 9-1-1.
- present: Protective steps include calling 858-534-4357, locking windows, securing valuables, and evacuating to a safe area.
- present: If the pictured person is seen, community members must notify campus police at the listed number.
- present: Guidance covers locking entries, using 9-1-1, hiding in a lighted room if trapped, and reporting tips.
- present: People are instructed to leave a burglarized space, call police, and keep doors and windows locked.
- present: Actionable protection includes 9-1-1 if someone is inside, lock checks, and a tip line or anonymous form.
- present: Recipients get orders to notify police on sight of the suspect and to secure residences and offices.
- present: Protective instruction tells people to call 858-534-4357, lock failing doors via housing or facilities, and avoid flashing valuables.
- present: The body tells the community to report the pictured person and to lock, leave, or shelter and call 9-1-1.
- present: Guidance is to contact police if the suspect is seen and to use locks, lights, and 9-1-1 for safety.
- present: Instructions tell people what to do if they see the suspect, find an intruder, or need locks repaired.
- present: G is met by call-the-police orders, lock-and-leave advice, and burglary prevention steps.
- present: Protective guidance tells recipients to notify police, lock openings, and go to a safe area or call 9-1-1.
- present: Recipients are told to call campus police at the listed number if they see the pictured person.
- present: Guidance directs people to notify police or submit an online tip if they have information.
- present: Protective instruction is to contact (858) 534-4357 upon sighting the suspect.
- present: The first burst tells the community what to do if the pictured suspect is seen.
- present: People are instructed to call or text police and to use the anonymous tip page.
- present: Actionable advice tells recipients to alert police rather than approach the person.
- present: The community is told to notify police at a working number if the suspect is observed.
- present: Guidance is a clear call to report sightings and helpful information to campus police.
- present: Protective direction is to contact police instead of confronting the person if seen.
- present: Instruction to recipients is to call (858) 534-4357 or use the online tip form.
- present: The alert tells the audience how to warn police if they encounter the pictured suspect.
- present: A protective step is given: notify UC San Diego Police if the pictured suspect is seen.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads agree January 23, 2025 from about 5:28 AM to 6:37 AM supplies time.
When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.
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- present: The incident is dated January 23, 2025, with entry times of about 5:28 AM to 6:37 AM.
- present: Both the report date and the morning time window of the entries are stated.
- present: Timing is recent and specific, occurring the morning of January 23, 2025.
- present: When is answered with the calendar date plus the 5:28 AM to 6:37 AM interval.
- present: The message date matches the event date of January 23, 2025, with morning clock times.
- present: Recency is shown by the same-day report and the approximate AM hours of the entries.
- present: The burglary window is given as roughly 5:28 AM through 6:37 AM on January 23, 2025.
- present: Clock times and the January 23, 2025 date fix when the suspect came and went.
- present: The event is timestamped the morning of January 23, 2025.
- present: When is coded from the report date plus the 5:28 AM to 6:37 AM span.
- present: The notice gives January 23, 2025 and morning hours for the break-in.
- present: T is met by the same-day date and the approximate 5:28 AM to 6:37 AM entries.
- present: The burglary is situated on January 23, 2025 between about 5:28 AM and 6:37 AM.
- present: The events are dated January 23, 2025 and timed between about 5:28 AM and 6:37 AM.
- present: Recency is given with a same day date line and a precise early morning window.
- present: When is answered by the January 23, 2025 stamp and the 5:28 to 6:37 AM span.
- present: Clock time and calendar date together show how recent the entries were.
- present: The morning interval on January 23, 2025 marks when the suspect moved through the building.
- present: Timing language includes both the warning date and the approximate start and end of the entries.
- present: The incident is framed as occurring that same morning within a defined hour plus window.
- present: When is coded present due to date, clock times, and same day reporting.
- present: The 5:28 AM and 6:37 AM bounds plus the January 23, 2025 date fix recency.
- present: The timeline is recent and specific, covering a same day early morning burglary window.
- present: Time of occurrence and date of the warning are both stated in the opening facts.
- present: Recency is documented with January 23, 2025 and the approximate 5:28 AM to 6:37 AM period.
Impactpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads agree stole property is stated property harm, with several also citing the prior campus arrest and not-in-custody status.
What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.
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- present: Property harm is stated because the suspect stole property from the office.
- present: Severity is more than the crime label because stolen property is an explicit loss.
- present: The writeup records that property was stolen, which counts as property harm.
- present: Consequences include theft of property rather than the burglary title alone.
- present: Impact is coded present because officers determined property was stolen.
- present: Harm is property loss, as the text says the suspect stole property.
- present: Naming burglary is not enough, yet stolen property supplies a consequence.
- present: The investigation finding that property was taken is a stated loss.
- present: Property harm is present in the clause that the suspect stole property.
- present: Severity includes theft of property, not only the word burglary.
- present: Consequences are coded because stolen property is an actual harm, not a label only.
- present: I is met by the statement that property was stolen from the office.
- present: The alert records that the suspect stole property, which is property harm.
- present: Impact is shown by stolen property, a prior campus burglary arrest, and the suspect still free.
- present: Severity follows from property loss plus a repeat burglary suspect who is not in custody.
- present: Consequences include theft and continued risk because the suspect has not been taken into custody.
- present: The text goes beyond the crime label by stating property was stolen and the person is still free.
- present: Harm is described as stolen property and as ongoing exposure to a previously arrested burglar.
- present: Seriousness is conveyed by theft, a past campus burglary arrest, and current lack of custody.
- present: Impact language reports stolen property and an at large repeat burglar, not only the word burglary.
- present: Outcomes and gravity appear in the theft, prior arrest, and statement that the suspect is not in custody.
- present: The message states what was lost and why the person still poses risk while free.
- present: Consequences are not limited to the crime name because property theft and an uncaptured repeat offender are stated.
- present: Severity is present through stolen property, prior burglary arrest, and the not in custody line.
- present: The hazard is paired with real effects, namely theft and a free repeat burglary suspect.
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of California, San Diego: KSDT radio office burglarized in the Old Student Center." Incident of January 23, 2025. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/uc-san-diego-ksdt-old-student-center-burglary-2025-01-23/
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