{ "id": "2026-08-03-uc-san-diego-central-campus-trolley-station-scooter-robbery", "slug": "uc-san-diego-central-campus-trolley-station-scooter-robbery-2026-08-03", "institution": { "name": "University of California, San Diego", "shortName": "UCSD", "state": "CA", "type": "public-r1", "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert" }, "incident": { "date": "2026-08-03", "type": "robbery", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "under-investigation", "headline": "E-scooter robbery at the Central Campus Trolley Station", "headlinePublic": "E-scooter robbery at the Central Campus Trolley Station", "summary": "UC San Diego Police [posted a Clery timely warning after a 6:28 p.m. robbery at the Central Campus Trolley Station in which a male and female tried to steal electric scooters](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/139591681/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-03-2026). The title says burglary; the body describes a robbery. The male suspect was later arrested. The female remained outstanding.", "outcome": "Male suspect contacted and arrested. Female suspect still outstanding. Investigation open." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "2026-08-03", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nAugust 3, 2026\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nTimely Warning – Burglary\n\nOn 08-03-2026 at 6:28 PM, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a robbery that just occurred at the Central Campus Trolley Station. The victim stated that a male and female were attempting to steal their electric scooters. When the victim confronted the suspects, the male dropped the scooter and fled. The female suspect physically fought with the victim before fleeing the area. The victim took a photo of the suspects and provided it to the police. The male suspect was later contacted and arrested. The female is still outstanding.\n\nThe outstanding suspect is described by the victim as a female approximately 5-foot 4-inches tall and approximately 150-160 pounds. The female suspect was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and black pants with white dots and carrying a pink backpack.\n\nThe male suspect was later contacted and placed under arrest.\n\nThe report is currently under investigation by the UC San Diego Police Department.\n\nIf you have information that could be helpful in this investigation, please call the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4357 or submit an online tip at https://police.ucsd.edu/services/anonymous.html.\n\nThe remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a robbery, and is not necessarily related to this incident.\n\nIf you are a victim of a robbery:\n\nYour personal safety is more important than money or merchandise.\n\nBelieve the robber if they say they have a gun, knife, or other weapon.\n\nTry to maintain a calm demeanor. Don’t make sudden moves or try to apprehend the suspect yourself. Concentrate on remembering a description of the suspect and, when safe to do so, call or text the police immediately at 9-1-1.\n\nAssess the situation. Remember every situation is different; you are the only one who can decide the appropriate course of action.\n\nSeek medical attention as required.\n\nConsider contacting confidential campus support resources:\n\nUC San Diego students – visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): https://caps.ucsd.edu and (858) 534-3755.\n\nUC San Diego faculty and staff – visit Faculty & Staff Assistance Program (FSAP): https://blink.ucsd.edu/sponsor/hr/org-chart/fsap.html and (858) 534-5523.\n\nUC San Diego Health Sciences benefits-eligible faculty and staff – visit Liveandworkwell operated by Optum/United Behavioral Health: https://liveandworkwell.com and (866) 808-6205 (use company code UCSDMC).\n\nTo help reduce the risk of being the victim of a burglary:\n\nReport suspicious activity immediately to the UC San Diego Police Department by calling or texting 9-1-1.\n\nThink ahead. Thinking about your options ahead of time and discussing them with others may help you make quick decisions under difficult circumstances.\n\nUse the UC San Diego Safety Escort Program. Call (858) 534-WALK, available daily from dusk to dawn.\n\nWhenever possible, travel well-lit, busy routes. Avoid walking or parking in shadowed areas. Have your keys in your hand as you approach your door. Avoid displaying and carrying large sums of money in public. Only carry the credit cards you need.\n\nBe careful with purses or wallets. Carry a purse close to your body, but do not loop or wrap straps around you. A purse snatcher could injure you. Keep wallets in an inside pocket.\n\nWhen using an ATM, have your ATM card ready and in your hand as you approach the ATM. Be careful that no one can see you entering your PIN, and do not count or visually display any money you received from the ATM.\n\nKnow the location of Campus Emergency Telephones on routes to and from campus destinations.\n\nWhat is this Notice?\n\nThis notice is being provided to you to comply with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act. Timely Warnings are intended to prevent similar crimes and to provide information that will assist community members in protecting themselves.\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/139591681/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-03-2026", "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Burglary 08-03-2026 (UCPD email body)", "annotations": [ "Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. htmlCode sha256 1ffd9199f23cc28ffbf06f9a5591d0269e66e4843d2ec7f405e20a279c4e8c46. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body (head/title and header-image alt omitted). En dash and curly apostrophe preserved. SPN save-sync HTTP 302 -> https://web.archive.org/web/20260824090938/https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/139591681/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-03-2026", "Rave ucsd/channel1 HTTP 404. police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html lists this wiki page plus adminrecords.ucsd.edu/Notices.", "Distinct from the 2026-08-02 La Jolla Del Sol apartment burglary timely warning (wiki page 139427841; different location, method, and no arrest). Adjacent-date same-Clery-category; different incident.", "Distinct from 2025-01-17-uc-san-diego-armed-suspect-lockdown." ], "characterCount": 4043 } ], "context": "UC San Diego Police posted the notice on the [Campus Notices timely-warning wiki](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/139591681/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-03-2026), which is linked from [police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html](https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html).", "keyFindings": [ "The timely-warning title is burglary; the narrative is a robbery of electric scooters at the Central Campus Trolley Station at 6:28 p.m.", "The male suspect was later contacted and arrested. The outstanding female is described as about 5-foot-4, 150-160 pounds, gray hoodie, black pants with white dots, pink backpack." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Timely Warning – Burglary - 08-03-2026", "url": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/139591681/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-03-2026", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824090938/https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/139591681/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+08-03-2026" }, { "title": "UC San Diego Police timely warnings listing", "url": "https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": null, "archiveNotes": "SPN not retried on the listing host this batch (1 req/s; snapshot spent on the notice page)." } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "public-r1", "california", "ucsd", "robbery", "timely-warning", "2026" ], "dateAdded": "2026-08-24", "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24", "addedBy": "ingestion" }