{ "id": "2025-12-14-uc-san-diego-conrad-prebys-mechanical-room-burglary", "slug": "uc-san-diego-conrad-prebys-mechanical-room-burglary-2025-12-14", "institution": { "name": "University of California, San Diego", "shortName": "UCSD", "state": "CA", "type": "public-r1", "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert" }, "incident": { "date": "2025-12-14", "type": "burglary", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "resolution": "under-investigation", "headline": "Tools and copper wire taken from a construction mechanical room", "headlinePublic": "Tools and copper wire taken from a construction mechanical room", "summary": "UC San Diego Police [issued a Clery timely warning after a burglary at 9558 Gilman Drive, a construction area west of Conrad Prebys Music Center](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125831050/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+12-15-2025). Police were notified at 7:48 a.m. December 15. The burglary occurred December 14 between 5:50 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. Unknown suspect(s) entered a second-floor mechanical room; tools and copper wire were taken.", "outcome": "No suspect information. Not in custody. Investigation open." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "2025-12-15T07:48:00-08:00", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nDecember 15, 2025\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nTimely Warning – Burglary\n\nOn 12/15/2025 at 07:48 AM, the UC San Diego Police Department received a report of a Burglary that occurred at 9558 Gilman Drive. This area is currently under construction and is located on the west side of the UCSD Conrad Prebys Music Center. The burglary occurred on 12/14/2025, between the hours of 05:50 PM and 06:35 PM. The reporting party states that an unknown suspect and/or suspects gained unauthorized access to a second-floor mechanical room. Per the reporting party, tools and copper wire taken.\n\nIf you observe any further suspicious behavior or become aware of additional incidents, please contact the UC San Diego Police Department immediately.\n\nThere is no suspect information at this time.\n\nAt this time, the suspect is not in custody.\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\nIf you are the victim of a burglary or you discover someone inside your residence:\n\nIf possible, immediately leave your residence and go to a safe area (e.g., a neighbor’s apartment or a public place).\n\nCall or text the UC San Diego Police Department at 9-1-1.\n\nIf you are unable to leave your residence, secure yourself and your family members in a safe location, turn on all available lights, and call the police immediately.\n\nTo help reduce the risk of being the victim of a burglary:\n\nMake sure doors and windows are closed and locked. When it is hot out, use a lock or item that only allows the window to open small distances.\n\nIf you live on campus and your windows or doors won’t lock, please call Housing Maintenance at (858) 534-2600.\n\nIf your office windows or doors will not lock, please contact Facilities Management Customer Relations help desk, phone (858) 534-2930.\n\nBe aware of your surroundings. If you see suspicious activity, call or text the UC San Diego Police Department immediately at 9-1-1.\n\nKnow the location of campus emergency telephones on routes to and from campus destinations.\n\nAvoid displaying and/or placing high-value items close to windows. Items such as computers, cell phones, wallets, and purses can be easily grabbed from open windows and may be incentives for criminals to try and enter the residence. Secure your valuables at all times.\n\nBe alert and aware. Pay attention to who is around when you leave and return to your residence or office. If returning at night, leave a light on inside as a visual deterrent.\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/125831050/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+12-15-2025", "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Timely Warning Burglary 12-15-2025 (9558 Gilman Drive / Conrad Prebys)", "annotations": [ "Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. CDATA html sha256 1f822ca8b6ea8657acf6cc97c8f044cd525a9088b6eff40afc55a1cc7bf958c4. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body. En dash and curly apostrophes preserved. Official 'tools and copper wire taken' grammar preserved. SPN save-sync HTTP 302.", "Incident date is 2025-12-14 (5:50-6:35 p.m. window); the timely warning is dated December 15 after the 7:48 a.m. report.", "Distinct from 2025-12-19-uc-san-diego-bookstore-knife-display (later date, weapons-law violation at the bookstore, not burglary)." ], "characterCount": 3063 } ], "context": "UC San Diego Police posted the notice on the Campus Notices wiki, linked from [police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html](https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html).", "keyFindings": [ "Unknown suspect(s) gained unauthorized access to a second-floor mechanical room in a construction area at 9558 Gilman Drive, west of Conrad Prebys Music Center.", "Tools and copper wire taken. No suspect description." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Timely Warning – Burglary - 12-15-2025", "url": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125831050/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+12-15-2025", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824103408/https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/125831050/Timely+Warning+Burglary+-+12-15-2025" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "public-r1", "california", "ucsd", "burglary", "timely-warning", "2025" ], "dateAdded": "2026-08-24", "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24", "addedBy": "ingestion" }