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  "id": "2026-02-23-columbia-college-chicago-clark-street-phone-robbery",
  "slug": "columbia-college-chicago-clark-street-phone-robbery-2026-02-23",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia College Chicago",
    "shortName": "Columbia Chicago",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "private-bachelors",
    "alertSystemName": "Campus Safety Alert"
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-02-23",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Implied-weapon phone robbery near 700 South Clark",
    "headlinePublic": "Implied-weapon phone robbery near 700 South Clark",
    "summary": "Campus Safety [issued a February 24 Crime Advisory after a robbery near 700 South Clark Street in which offenders implied a weapon and took a cell phone; CPD had made two arrests](https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/alerts/46427901_february_24_2026.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Two arrests reported in the advisory. Referencing CPD JK-160047.",
    "endDate": "2026-02-24"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-02-24",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "February 24, 2026\n\nColumbia College Chicago Community:\n\nCrime Advisory\n\nThe Chicago Police Department is investigating and has made two arrests in a robbery that occurred on February 23, near 700 South Clark Street at 9:30 p.m. The offenders approached the victim, implied a weapon and took a cell phone.\n\nAnyone with additional information should contact Campus Security at 312-369-3220 and the Chicago Police Department Detectives at 312-746-8263 referencing JK-160047.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/alerts/46427901_february_24_2026.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Campus Safety Crime Advisory PDF",
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        "Advisory body transcribed from the PDF text layer. Standing safety-precaution chrome omitted.",
        "Incident February 23; notice February 24. Distinct from 2026-04-07-columbia-college-chicago-wabash-phone-snatch-transfer."
      ],
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  ],
  "context": "Columbia College Chicago posts Clery Crime Advisories as PDFs at [students.colum.edu/safety/campus-safety-alerts](https://students.colum.edu/safety/campus-safety-alerts).",
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  "sources": [
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      "title": "Campus Safety Crime Advisory PDF",
      "url": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/alerts/46427901_february_24_2026.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": null,
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-bachelors",
    "illinois",
    "robbery",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-23",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
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