{
  "id": "2026-04-23-northern-arizona-university-gabaldon-hall-attempted-entry",
  "slug": "northern-arizona-university-gabaldon-hall-attempted-entry-2026-04-23",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Northern Arizona University",
    "shortName": "NAU",
    "state": "AZ",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "NAU Alert",
    "enrollment": 29000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-04-23",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "unresolved",
    "headline": "Dorm window screen cut in attempted overnight entry",
    "headlinePublic": "Dorm window screen cut in attempted overnight entry",
    "summary": "Northern Arizona University Police [issued Crime Alert CA 2026-02](https://in.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/141/2026/04/CA-2026-02-Burglary.pdf) after an unknown suspect cut a Gabaldon Hall dorm window screen and tried to remove it before leaving when residents moved the blinds.",
    "outcome": "Suspect not identified in the bulletin. NAUPD asked the community for information and posted lock-your-windows guidance."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-04-23",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "NAU Timely Warning / Crime Alert (CA# 2026-02)\n\nAttempted Trespass / Criminal Damage (N2600418)\n\nThe NAU Police Department received a report of an attemped Burglary at Gabaldon Hall on 4/23/2026 between the hours of 04:30 and 04:38 AM. The victims stated that an unknown suspect cut their window screen and attempted to remove the screen to their dorm room window. Suspect left when the residents moved the blinds. The male suspect is described as having long black hair, wearing a dark hoodie and possibly of Native American decent.\n\nIf you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the NAU Police Department.\n\nSAFETY TIPS\n\n• Always lock your doors and windows even when at home or if you have to leave to shower, use the restroom, go to class, etc.\n• Secure open or unlocked doors and windows in your dorm room, office, and common work areas. Use a wooden dowel on sliding glass doors to prevent full-width opening and the screen door should remain locked when in use.\n• Lock up or hide valuables and essential documents.\n• Report all suspicious activity to the NAU Police Department immediately.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://in.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/141/2026/04/CA-2026-02-Burglary.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "NAUPD Timely Warning / Crime Alert CA# 2026-02 PDF",
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        "Thread checked N/A (official PDF bulletin, not an X thread).",
        "Not a scheduled test: Clery Crime Alert for a reported attempted burglary."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1117
    }
  ],
  "context": "NAUPD posts Clery Crime Alert PDFs at in.nau.edu/police-department/timely-warning-crime-alerts/. CA 2026-02 is the newest bulletin on that index.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Overnight attempted dorm entry via a cut window screen at Gabaldon Hall, documented in an official timely warning."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "NAUPD Crime Alert CA# 2026-02 Attempted Trespass / Criminal Damage",
      "url": "https://in.nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/141/2026/04/CA-2026-02-Burglary.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523/500 earlier this run; not retried this file"
    },
    {
      "title": "NAUPD Timely Warning / Crime Alerts index",
      "url": "https://in.nau.edu/police-department/timely-warning-crime-alerts/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523/500 earlier this run; not retried this file"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "arizona",
    "nau",
    "timely-warning",
    "burglary"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-16",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}
