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Art of Espresso coffee cart burglarized outside Mandeville Auditorium

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UC San Diego Police issued a Clery timely warning after a 2:20 a.m. burglary of the Art of Espresso coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium. Unknown suspect forcibly gained entry to the locked cart. Police received the report at about 2:34 p.m. A correction filled the custody line to not in custody and added the article before locked and secured.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT August 24, 2024 ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO Timely Warning – Burglary On August 24, 2024, at approximately 2:34 PM, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a burglary that occurred at approximately 2:20 AM on August 24, 2024. The reporting party stated that unknown suspect forcibly gained entry to locked and secured Art of Espresso coffee cart located outside of the Mandeville Auditorium. The suspect is described as a male adult, thin build, tall, with a goatee. The suspect was wearing a hat, headlamp, hoodie, and carrying a bag. At this time, the suspect is/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 your 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 that 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 won’t 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 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 University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US
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UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Burglary 08-24-2024 (Art of Espresso, original)ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.netfind archived copies
Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. CDATA html sha256 fc997dd81881864e2a6ca65f8bfc5bc4cd146a54b068553f9f8c8dc70ae22cfb. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body. Official unfilled is/is not custody template and missing the before locked and secured preserved. Doubled footer preserved. SPN save-sync HTTP 302.
Incident 2024-08-24 2:20 a.m. PDT. Report about 2:34 p.m. Inside twoYearWindowStart 2024-08-17.
Distinct from 2025-02-04-uc-san-diego-warren-mall-bcb-cafe-coffee-cart-burglaries (later date, Warren Mall BCB Cafe) and from 2024-09-25-uc-san-diego-matthews-lane-target-escooter-theft (later date, Target e-scooter).
CORRECTIONEmail
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UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT August 24, 2024 ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO Timely Warning – Burglary (Correction) On August 24, 2024, at approximately 2:34 PM, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a burglary that occurred at approximately 2:20 AM on August 24, 2024. The reporting party stated that unknown suspect forcibly gained entry to the locked and secured Art of Espresso coffee cart located outside of the Mandeville Auditorium. The suspect is described as a male adult, thin build, tall, with a goatee. The suspect was wearing a hat, headlamp, hoodie, and carrying a bag. 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 your 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 that 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 won’t 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 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 University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US
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UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Burglary (Correction) 08-24-2024 (Art of Espresso)ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.netfind archived copies
Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. CDATA html sha256 56bf9dfe5a10226de1299b274e4d877eae533065b45b4572bd1f32487f1f53f0. Correction fills is not in custody and inserts the before locked and secured. SPN save-sync HTTP 302.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT August 24, 2024 ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO Timely Warning – Burglary On August 24, 2024, at approximately 2:34 PM, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a burglary that occurred at approximately 2:20 AM on August 24, 2024. The reporting party stated that unknown suspect forcibly gained entry to locked and secured Art of Espresso coffee cart located outside of the Mandeville Auditorium. The suspect is described as a male adult, thin build, tall, with a goatee. The suspect was wearing a hat, headlamp, hoodie, and carrying a bag. At this time, the suspect is/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 your 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 that 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 won’t 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 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 University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US

  • Sourcepresent15/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 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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    1. present: The issuer is named as the UC San Diego Police Department.
    2. present: UC San Diego Police is named in the header and body.
    3. present: The named source is the UC San Diego Police Department.
    4. present: UC San Diego Police Department appears as the originating agency.
    5. present: Police source is identified as UC San Diego Police.
    6. present: The alert names UC San Diego Police as the sender.
    7. present: UC San Diego Police Department is explicitly named.
    8. present: Source agency named: UC San Diego Police.
    9. present: The named police source is UC San Diego Police Department.
    10. present: UC San Diego Police is named as the department issuing the warning.
    11. present: Issuing body is named UC San Diego Police Department.
    12. present: The alert names UC San Diego Police as source.
    13. present: UC San Diego Police Department is named as the source.
    14. present: Opens by naming UC San Diego Police as the issuer of the crime alert.
    15. absent: Police are not restated as the source here.
    16. absent: Source agency is absent from this clause.
    17. absent: Does not identify who is sending the alert.
    18. absent: No source tag in the send-time line.
    19. absent: Agency name is not in this sentence.
    20. absent: Not a source line.
    21. absent: Police not named.
    22. absent: Source not present.
    23. absent: Not attributing the alert.
    24. present: Says UC San Diego Police are investigating, restating source.
    25. absent: Closing line does not name the department as issuer.
  • Hazardpresent15/25

    Final assessment

    Majority agree burglary of the Art of Espresso coffee cart is a specific named threat.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: The hazard is a burglary of a coffee cart.
    2. present: A burglary involving a coffee cart is the stated crime.
    3. present: Hazard type is burglary of a coffee cart.
    4. present: The warning is for burglary of a coffee cart.
    5. present: Hazard is burglary directed at a coffee cart.
    6. present: It describes burglary of a coffee cart.
    7. present: The crime/hazard is a coffee cart burglary.
    8. present: Hazard labeled as burglary of a coffee cart.
    9. present: A burglary of a coffee cart is the hazard.
    10. present: Hazard is burglary involving a coffee cart.
    11. present: The hazard named is burglary of a coffee cart.
    12. present: Burglary of a coffee cart is the stated hazard.
    13. present: Hazard is a burglary of a coffee cart.
    14. absent: Header only. No crime type or target is named yet.
    15. present: States a burglary of the Art of Espresso coffee cart.
    16. absent: Repeats no hazard label on its own.
    17. absent: Crime type is not restated here.
    18. absent: No hazard in this line.
    19. present: Ties the act to burglary of a locked coffee cart.
    20. absent: Does not rename the burglary.
    21. absent: No hazard restated.
    22. absent: No crime label.
    23. absent: No hazard.
    24. absent: Investigation note is not a new hazard.
    25. absent: No burglary wording.
  • Locationpresent14/25

    Final assessment

    Majority agree the coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium 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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    1. present: The place is the Art of Espresso coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    2. present: Location is the Art of Espresso cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    3. present: It names the Art of Espresso coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    4. present: Scene is the Art of Espresso cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    5. present: Specific site is Art of Espresso outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    6. present: Location named is the Art of Espresso coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    7. present: It places the cart outside Mandeville Auditorium (Art of Espresso).
    8. present: Art of Espresso coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium is specified.
    9. present: Place is outside Mandeville Auditorium at the Art of Espresso coffee cart.
    10. present: The coffee cart is Art of Espresso, outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    11. present: Locus is the Art of Espresso cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    12. present: It locates the Art of Espresso coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    13. present: Location is the Art of Espresso coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    14. absent: No place is given in this line.
    15. absent: Does not say where the cart sits.
    16. present: Places the cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
    17. absent: Location is not restated here.
    18. absent: No place named.
    19. absent: Does not name Mandeville here.
    20. absent: No site.
    21. absent: No location.
    22. absent: No place.
    23. absent: No location.
    24. absent: No place named.
    25. absent: Mandeville is not repeated.
  • Guidancepresent17/25

    Final assessment

    Majority agree the remainder tells recipients to leave, call 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: The remainder tells people to leave, call 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.
    2. present: Advice in the remainder covers leaving, calling 9-1-1, and locking doors and windows.
    3. present: Remainder guidance includes leave, call 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.
    4. present: The leftover safety block says leave, call 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.
    5. present: Remainder instructs leave if possible, call 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.
    6. present: General remainder covers leaving the area, calling 9-1-1, and locking doors and windows.
    7. present: Remainder guidance: leave, call 9-1-1, lock doors and windows.
    8. present: The remainder block includes leave, 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.
    9. present: Remainder tells victims to leave, call 9-1-1, and keep doors and windows locked.
    10. present: Prevention remainder includes leave, call 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.
    11. present: Remainder actions: leave if you can, call 9-1-1, lock doors and windows.
    12. present: The remainder still includes leave, call 9-1-1, and lock doors and windows.
    13. present: Remainder guidance covers leaving, calling 9-1-1, and locking doors and windows.
    14. absent: No action for the public is stated.
    15. absent: No leave, call, or lock advice.
    16. absent: No protective steps are given.
    17. absent: No public instruction.
    18. absent: No guidance.
    19. absent: No what-to-do language.
    20. absent: No advice.
    21. present: Tells people to leave if they see suspects.
    22. present: Directs the public to call 9-1-1.
    23. present: Tells people to lock doors and secure space.
    24. absent: No leave or lock instruction here.
    25. present: Asks the campus to stay alert and report, which is residual guidance.
  • Timepresent15/25

    Final assessment

    Majority agree August 24, 2024 at about 2:20 a.m. and the 2:34 p.m. report supply 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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    1. present: It gives an about 2:20 AM occurrence on August 24, 2024 and a 2:34 PM report time.
    2. present: Occurrence is about 2:20 AM August 24, 2024; the report came in at 2:34 PM.
    3. present: Date is August 24, 2024 with about 2:20 AM for the event and 2:34 PM for the report.
    4. present: Times given are about 2:20 AM occurrence and 2:34 PM report on August 24, 2024.
    5. present: August 24, 2024 is given with about 2:20 AM for the burglary and 2:34 PM for when it was reported.
    6. present: Event time is about 2:20 AM August 24, 2024; report time is 2:34 PM the same day.
    7. present: Both clocks are present: about 2:20 AM occurrence and 2:34 PM report on August 24, 2024.
    8. present: August 24, 2024 about 2:20 AM for when it happened; 2:34 PM for the report.
    9. present: Occurrence about 2:20 AM and report at 2:34 PM, both dated August 24, 2024.
    10. present: Time pair is August 24, 2024 about 2:20 AM (event) and 2:34 PM (report).
    11. present: About 2:20 AM occurrence and 2:34 PM report on August 24, 2024 are both given.
    12. present: Dates and times: August 24, 2024, about 2:20 AM event, 2:34 PM report.
    13. present: August 24, 2024 about 2:20 AM occurrence and 2:34 PM report are both present.
    14. absent: No clock time or date appears.
    15. absent: When it happened is not in this line.
    16. absent: No timestamp in this clause.
    17. present: Gives August 24, 2024 at 2:20 AM as the event time.
    18. present: Gives 2:34 PM as the time this first burst went out.
    19. absent: No clock or date.
    20. absent: No time.
    21. absent: No time.
    22. absent: No timestamp.
    23. absent: No time.
    24. absent: No time.
    25. absent: No date or hour.
  • Impactpresent15/25

    Final assessment

    Majority agree forced entry to a locked coffee cart describes impact beyond the crime label. The unfilled is/is not custody template is source-true and is not impact by itself.

    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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    1. present: Forced entry into a locked coffee cart is stated. The unfilled is/is not custody line is in the source and does not itself supply impact.
    2. present: Impact is forced entry to a locked, secured coffee cart. The is/is not custody template is source-true but not impact by itself.
    3. present: The text reports forced entry to a locked coffee cart. Custody is left as is/is not and does not by itself supply impact.
    4. present: Forced entry to a locked coffee cart is present. The unfilled custody template is source-true and is not impact on its own.
    5. present: A locked coffee cart was forcibly entered. is/is not in custody is a leftover template and does not itself count as impact.
    6. present: Impact is the forced entry of a locked coffee cart. The is/is not custody wording is in the source and does not by itself supply impact.
    7. present: Forced entry to a locked coffee cart is the impact fact. Unfilled is/is not custody is source-true, not impact by itself.
    8. present: Suspect forcibly gained entry to a locked cart. Custody is/is not is a template leftover and does not itself supply impact.
    9. present: Impact comes from forced entry to a locked coffee cart, not from the unfilled is/is not custody line.
    10. present: Forced entry to a locked coffee cart is stated. is/is not in custody is source-true template text and does not by itself supply impact.
    11. present: A locked coffee cart was forcibly entered. The custody is/is not filler does not itself provide impact.
    12. present: Forced entry to a locked coffee cart supplies impact. Unfilled is/is not custody is in the source and is not impact by itself.
    13. present: Forced entry to a locked coffee cart is the impact. The is/is not custody template is source-true and does not by itself supply impact.
    14. absent: No damage, loss, or entry method is described.
    15. absent: Forced entry is not mentioned yet.
    16. absent: No outcome of the break-in is given.
    17. absent: No impact detail.
    18. absent: No impact.
    19. present: Reports forced entry into a locked coffee cart.
    20. present: Adds that property was taken after the break-in.
    21. absent: No impact wording.
    22. absent: No impact.
    23. absent: No impact.
    24. absent: No entry or loss detail.
    25. absent: Forced entry is not repeated.

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About this analysis
Context

Background

UC San Diego Police posted the original and correction on the Campus Notices wiki, linked from police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html as 08/24/2024 Timely Warning Burglary plus correction.
Analysis

Key Findings

2:20 a.m. August 24, 2024 forced entry to the locked Art of Espresso coffee cart outside Mandeville Auditorium.
Correction: suspect not in custody. Thin-build tall male with a goatee, hat, headlamp, hoodie, bag.
Outcome
Suspect not in custody. Investigation open.
Provenance

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    Timely Warning – Burglary - 08-24-2024
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  2. Official
    Timely Warning – Burglary (Correction) - 08-24-2024
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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "University of California, San Diego: Art of Espresso coffee cart burglarized outside Mandeville Auditorium." Incident of August 24, 2024. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/uc-san-diego-mandeville-art-of-espresso-coffee-cart-burglary-2024-08-24/

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