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  "id": "2026-05-04-columbia-college-chicago-cta-pink-line-fondling",
  "slug": "columbia-college-chicago-cta-pink-line-fondling-2026-05-04",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia College Chicago",
    "shortName": "Columbia Chicago",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "private-bachelors",
    "alertSystemName": "Campus Safety Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-05-04",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Fondling on the CTA Pink Line near Polk and State",
    "headlinePublic": "Fondling on the CTA Pink Line near Polk and State",
    "summary": "Campus Safety [issued a Crime Advisory after an offender grabbed a victim's buttocks on the CTA Pink Line near Polk and State Street](https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/alerts/46427901_may_4_2026.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Crime Advisory issued the same day referencing CPD JK-24210S."
  },
  "alerts": [
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-05-04",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "May 4, 2026\n\nColumbia College Chicago Community:\n\nCrime Advisory\n\nThe Chicago Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on May 4, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., at the CTA Pink Line, near Polk and State Street.\n\nAn offender approached a victim and tried to start a conversation. When the victim did not respond, the offender proceeded to grab victim's buttocks.\n\nAnyone with additional information should contact Campus Security at 312-369-3220 and the Chicago Police Department Detectives at 312-744-8263, referencing JK-24210S.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/alerts/46427901_may_4_2026.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Campus Safety Crime Advisory PDF",
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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_may_4_2026.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-bachelors",
    "illinois",
    "sexual-assault",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-23",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
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