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  "id": "2025-11-02-columbia-university-414-west-120th-package-burglaries",
  "slug": "columbia-university-414-west-120th-package-burglaries-2025-11-02",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alert",
    "enrollment": 33000
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-11-02",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Package burglaries at 414 West 120th Street",
    "headlinePublic": "Package burglaries at 414 West 120th Street",
    "summary": "Columbia Public Safety [issued Clery Crime Alert 2025-W34](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W34_Clery_Burglary_414West120St_2025_11_02_and_2025_11_08.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Public Safety seeking tips at 212-854-2797."
  },
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      "type": "initial",
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      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert\nBurglary / Package Thefts\nThe Department of Public Safety was just informed that on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at approximately\n4:30 p.m. a Burglary occurred at 414 West 120 Street. The same individual may have committed a\nsimilar crime on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 5:18 p.m. at the same location. The individual is male\npresenting with a dark complexion and a beard. They were wearing a green hooded jacket, black jeans\nand red sneakers.\nA video review shows the individual randomly pressing the intercom in an attempt to gain entry. Once\ninside of the building, the individual opened one package and removed the contents. The individual was\nlast seen walking northbound on Amsterdam Ave.\nIf you have any additional information about this incident, please contact Public Safety at 212 854-2797.\nHarm Reduction Strategies:\nDo not buzz people into a building unless you know who they are and what they are doing.\nPlease try to retrieve your package in a timely manner.\nWhen safe and if possible, do not allow others to piggyback behind you when you are entering\nyour apartment building. If you do not feel safe stopping a person from piggybacking behind you,\nyou can always call Public Safety (212-854-2797) once you are in a safe location.\nMake sure the doors lock behind you every time to enter or exit a building.\nStay informed about delivery statuses and estimated arrival times and try to retrieve your package\nin a timely manner.\nMany mail carriers (UPS, Fed Ex) have offices where you can drop-off and pick-up your packages\nsafely. You can also arrange delivery to partnered local businesses, like pharmacies.\n\nDisclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne\nClery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Columbia University is\nrequired to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined\ncampuses that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community.\nTo see this and other Clery Crime Alerts please visit our Public Safety website. For more information\nabout Columbia University’s Clery Act compliance efforts, please contact the Department’s\nCompliance Unit by emailing ps-compliance@columbia.edu.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W34_Clery_Burglary_414West120St_2025_11_02_and_2025_11_08.pdf",
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        "Distinct incident from 2025-11-02-columbia-university-195-claremont-549-rsd-burglaries: 414 West 120th vs 195 Claremont / 549 RSD, same calendar day.",
        "Distinct incident from 2025-11-02-columbia-university-195-claremont-549-rsd-burglaries: different address or crime type within one day."
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  "context": "Columbia Public Safety posts Clery Crime Alerts as PDFs. Official product: the [2025-W34 warning](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W34_Clery_Burglary_414West120St_2025_11_02_and_2025_11_08.pdf).",
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      "url": "https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W34_Clery_Burglary_414West120St_2025_11_02_and_2025_11_08.pdf",
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