{
  "id": "2026-07-10-columbia-college-chicago-wabash-armed-van-taking",
  "slug": "columbia-college-chicago-wabash-armed-van-taking-2026-07-10",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia College Chicago",
    "shortName": "Columbia Chicago",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "private-bachelors",
    "alertSystemName": "Campus Safety Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-10",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Armed van taking at 835 S. Wabash",
    "headlinePublic": "Armed van taking at 835 S. Wabash",
    "summary": "Campus Safety [issued a Crime Advisory after three offenders took a victim's van and personal items at 835 S. Wabash Avenue after striking the victim with a firearm](https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/alerts/46427901_40939041-8331-45c0-a2ab-72ec9e448e8c__july_10_2026.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Crime Advisory issued the same day referencing CPD JK-327494. Offenders fled the scene."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-07-10",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "July 10, 2026\n\nColumbia College Chicago Community:\n\nCrime Advisory\n\nThe Chicago Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on July 10, 2026, at approximately 5:40 a.m., at 835 S. Wabash Avenue.\n\nThree offenders took the victim's van and other personal items after striking the victim with a firearm, then fled the scene.\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-327494.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/alerts/46427901_40939041-8331-45c0-a2ab-72ec9e448e8c__july_10_2026.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Campus Safety Crime Advisory PDF July 10, 2026",
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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). 835 S. Wabash is on the South Loop campus.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Timely Crime Advisory for an armed taking of a van and personal items at 835 S. Wabash Avenue."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Advisory PDF July 10, 2026",
      "url": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/alerts/46427901_40939041-8331-45c0-a2ab-72ec9e448e8c__july_10_2026.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture 2026-08-23; archive.org save endpoint returned HTTP 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-bachelors",
    "illinois",
    "robbery",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-23",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
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