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  "id": "2025-06-09-columbia-college-chicago-michigan-balbo-gun-wallet-taking",
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  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia College Chicago",
    "shortName": "Columbia Chicago",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "private-bachelors",
    "alertSystemName": "Campus Safety Alert"
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-06-09",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Gun displayed in a wallet-and-cash taking at Michigan and Balbo",
    "headlinePublic": "Gun displayed in a wallet-and-cash taking at Michigan and Balbo",
    "summary": "Campus Safety [issued a Crime Advisory after an offender displayed a gun and took a wallet and cash near Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street](https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/46427901_june_9_2025.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Crime Advisory issued the same day referencing CPD JJ-287023."
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      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-06-09",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "June 9, 2025\n\nColumbia College Chicago Community:\n\nCrime Advisory\n\nThe Chicago Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on June 9 at approximately 4:15 a.m. An offender displayed a gun and took an individual’s wallet and cash near the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Street.\n\nAnyone with additional information should contact Campus Security at 312-369-3220 and the Chicago Police Department Detectives at 312-746-8263 reference JJ-287023.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/46427901_june_9_2025.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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      "title": "Campus Safety Crime Advisory PDF",
      "url": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/46427901_june_9_2025.pdf",
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      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
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  "dateAdded": "2026-08-23",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
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