{ "id": "2024-10-29-uc-san-diego-nordstrom-rack-villa-la-jolla-robbery", "slug": "uc-san-diego-nordstrom-rack-villa-la-jolla-robbery-2024-10-29", "institution": { "name": "University of California, San Diego", "shortName": "UCSD", "state": "CA", "type": "public-r1", "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert" }, "incident": { "date": "2024-10-29", "type": "robbery", "cleryCategory": "advisory", "resolution": "under-investigation", "headline": "Armed robbery at Nordstrom Rack on Villa La Jolla Drive", "headlinePublic": "Armed robbery at Nordstrom Rack on Villa La Jolla Drive", "summary": "UC San Diego Police [issued a community alert bulletin after a 3:10 p.m. off-campus armed robbery at Nordstrom Rack, 8875 Villa La Jolla Drive](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126648926/Community+Alert+Bulletin+Robbery+Off+Campus+-+10-29-2024). A male with a handgun committed the robbery and fled south from the store. San Diego Police is investigating.", "outcome": "Suspect not in custody. San Diego Police investigating." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "2024-10-29T15:10:00-07:00", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nOctober 29, 2024\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nCommunity Alert Bulletin – Robbery Off Campus\n\nOn October 29, 2024 at approximately 3:10 p.m., the San Diego Police Department received a report of a robbery that had just occurred at 8875 Villa La Jolla Drive. The reporting party stated that a male with a handgun committed a robbery at the Nordstrom Rack before fleeing south from the store.\n\nThe suspect is described as male, about 40 years old, about 5'7\", thin build, short or \"peach fuzz\" mustache and beard, wearing a blue stripe beanie, camouflaged jacket and dark tan pants.\nAt this time the suspect is not in custody.\nThis investigation is being handled by the San Diego Police Department.\n\nIf you have information regarding this incident, please contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000 or submit a tip through Crime Stoppers at https://www.sdcrimestoppers.org/.\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.\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.\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.\nConsider contacting confidential campus support resources:\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 robbery:\n\nReport suspicious activity immediately to the UC San Diego Police Department by calling or texting 9-1-1.\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.\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.\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.\nKnow the location of Campus Emergency Telephones on routes to and from campus destinations.\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093\n\nUniversity of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 US", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126648926/Community+Alert+Bulletin+Robbery+Off+Campus+-+10-29-2024", "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Community Alert Bulletin Robbery Off Campus 10-29-2024 (Nordstrom Rack Villa La Jolla)", "annotations": [ "Dual independent Confluence REST fetch 2026-08-24. CDATA html sha256 85f3d80202dbdb04df6adf1a29041669f154ff78e0fd2d1842de299b8a5e8c79. Flattened from the embedded UCPD email body. Curly apostrophes and doubled footer preserved. SPN save-sync HTTP 302.", "Incident 2024-10-29 3:10 p.m. PDT. Officially off campus; campus community bulletin with robbery-prevention instruction.", "Distinct from 2024-10-29-uc-san-diego-russell-lane-escooter-thefts (same calendar date; Russell Lane e-scooter thefts, not a robbery) and from 2025-03-21-uc-san-diego-via-la-jolla-whole-foods-attempted-carjacking (later date, Whole Foods attempted carjacking)." ], "characterCount": 3510 } ], "context": "UC San Diego Police posted the community bulletin on the Campus Notices wiki, linked from [police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html](https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html) as 10/29/2024 Community Alert Bulletin Robbery Off Campus.", "keyFindings": [ "3:10 p.m. October 29, 2024 armed robbery at Nordstrom Rack, 8875 Villa La Jolla Drive. Suspect fled south.", "Suspect not in custody. San Diego Police investigating." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Community Alert Bulletin – Robbery Off Campus - 10-29-2024", "url": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126648926/Community+Alert+Bulletin+Robbery+Off+Campus+-+10-29-2024", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824131228/https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126648926/Community+Alert+Bulletin+Robbery+Off+Campus+-+10-29-2024" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "public-r1", "california", "ucsd", "robbery", "advisory", "2024" ], "dateAdded": "2026-08-24", "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24", "addedBy": "ingestion" }