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  "id": "2025-09-22-columbia-university-549-rsd-195-claremont-burglaries",
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  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia University",
    "shortName": "Columbia",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Columbia Public Safety Clery Alert",
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-09-22",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Burglaries at 549 Riverside Drive and 195 Claremont",
    "headlinePublic": "Burglaries at 549 Riverside Drive and 195 Claremont",
    "summary": "Columbia Public Safety [issued Clery Crime Alert 2025-W27](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W27_Clery_Burglaries_549RSDand195ClaremontAve_2025-09-22-and-2025-09-27.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Public Safety seeking tips at 212-854-2797."
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      "verbatimText": "Clery Crime Alert\nBurglaries\nColumbia University Public Safety was informed of three burglaries that may have been committed by the same person. The first two burglaries occurred at 549\nRiverside Drive: one on Monday, September 22 at around 5:00 p.m. and the other on Saturday, September 27, at around 4:59 p.m. The third burglary occurred\non Saturday, September 27, at around 5:00 p.m. at 195 Claremont Avenue which is adjoined to 549 Riverside Drive. On each occasion, the suspect entered the\nbuilding by piggybacking behind residents.\nIf you have any additional information about this incident, please contact the Department of Public Safety at 212-854-2797.\nDescription of Reported Offender:\nThe suspect was observed on CCTV cameras, as male-presenting, with a dark complexion, and a thin build. On September 22 they wore a gray coat, a black tee\nshirt with white graphics, a black, gray and white camouflage pair of pants and white sneakers. On September 27 they wore a white tee shirt, gray pants and\nblack sneakers. No other information is available at this time.\nHarm Reduction Strategies:\nWhen safe and if possible, do not allow others to piggyback behind you when you are entering your apartment building. If you do not feel safe stopping\na person from piggybacking behind you, you can always call Public Safety (212-854-2797) once you are in a safe location.\nMany mail carriers (UPS, Fed Ex) have offices where you can drop-off and pick-up your packages safely. You can also arrange delivery to partnered local\nbusinesses, like pharmacies.\nWhen possible, arrange for packages to be delivered when you or someone else is available to receive them.\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 in a timely manner.\n\nDISCLAIMER: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus\nCrime Statistics Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined campuses that represent\na serious or continuous threat to the community.\nTo see this and other Clery Crime Alerts please visit our Public Safety website. For more information about Columbia University’s Clery Act compliance efforts,\nplease contact the Department’s Clery Act Compliance Director, Roberto A. Pineda Sanchez at ps-compliance@columbia.edu.",
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  "context": "Columbia Public Safety posts Clery Crime Alerts as PDFs. Official product: the [2025-W27 warning](https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/publicsafety.columbia.edu/files/content/W27_Clery_Burglaries_549RSDand195ClaremontAve_2025-09-22-and-2025-09-27.pdf).",
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