{
  "id": "2026-05-25-uc-san-diego-price-center-rya-scooter-thefts",
  "slug": "uc-san-diego-price-center-rya-scooter-thefts-2026-05-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of California, San Diego",
    "shortName": "UCSD",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Triton Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-05-25",
    "type": "theft",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Two scooters taken from Price Center and Rya Building",
    "headlinePublic": "Two scooters taken from Price Center and Rya Building",
    "summary": "UC San Diego Police [posted a Community Alert Bulletin after a suspect took a scooter from the bike rack between Price Center and the Student Services Center about 1:18 p.m., then took a second scooter near the Rya Building](https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126550461/Community+Alert+Bulletin+-+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+05-25-2026). Officers recovered the first scooter. The suspect was last seen toward the VA Trolley Station. Photo attached (not transcribed).",
    "outcome": "One scooter recovered. Suspect not in custody. Investigation open."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-05-25T13:18:00-07:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "UC SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT\n\nMay 25, 2026\n\nALL ACADEMICS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO\n\nCommunity Alert Bulletin - Micromobility Device Theft (Motor Vehicle)\n\nOn May 25, 2026, at approximately 1:18 PM, the suspect pictured below removed the victim's scooter from the bike rack between the Price Center and the Student Services Center without their permission. The suspect fled the location on the victim's scooter.\n\nMinutes later, the same suspect pictured below went to another scooter near the Rya Building. The suspect removed that scooter and was last seen leaving on the second victim's scooter towards the VA Trolley Station. Investigating officers went to the Rya Building and recovered the electric scooter that was left behind by the suspect.\n\nThe UC San Diego Police Department has actively worked to address micro-mobility theft on and around campus, and needs your assistance in deterring further criminal activity.\n\nSuspect #1 is described as a Male, 25-35 years old, 5'8\"-5'10\", 150lbs, wearing a gray t-shirt and dark jeans. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO\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\nThe remainder of this message provides general information about preventing and reporting a motor micromobility device theft and is not necessarily related to this incident.\n\nIf you witness suspicious activity or the theft of a micromobility device (motor vehicle) in progress:\n\nContact the UC San Diego Police Department immediately by calling 9-1-1 and be prepared to provide the following:\n\nLocation\n\nSuspect description, including clothing\n\nSuspect direction of travel\n\nAnything the suspect is carrying (tools, weapons)\n\nDescription of e-mobility device\n\nIf you are the victim of a micromobility device (motor vehicle) theft:\n\nContact the UC San Diego Police Department by calling (858) 534-4357 and be prepared to provide the following:\n\nVehicle year, make, model and color;\n\nDate, time, location you last saw your micromobility device (vehicle);\n\nDate and time you discovered your micromobility device (vehicle) missing; and\n\nAdvise if you subscribe to a micromobility device (vehicle) tracking service, such as AirTag or similar device.\n\nGeneral safety considerations to prevent a micromobility device (motor vehicle) theft:\n\nAlways lock your e-mobility device (vehicle).\n\nPark in busy, well-lit areas. Pick a parking spot where there is a lot of activity. Thieves prefer stealing e-mobility devices from isolated areas.\n\nHDH offers Bike Lockers at multiple locations across Campus.\n\nTransportation offers bicycle cages at multiple locations across the campus as well.\n\nProtect Your Ride Micromobility Safety and Security video can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJRhfceGpo8\n\nInstall a vehicle tracking and location system that can be activated after the e-mobility device is reported as stolen.\n\nTake a photo of the device with the serial number or other owner-applied identifiers to share if the vehicle is taken.\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/126550461/Community+Alert+Bulletin+-+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+05-25-2026",
      "sourceDescription": "UC San Diego Campus Notices wiki: Micromobility Device Theft bulletin 05-25-2026",
      "annotations": [
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        "Distinct from 2026-08-03-uc-san-diego-central-campus-trolley-station-scooter-robbery (robbery with physical fight vs unattended scooter thefts) and from 2026-08-02-uc-san-diego-la-jolla-del-sol-apartment-burglary.",
        "2026-09-27 (Work Order 3, Clery enum tripwire): cleryCategory changed from the off-enum value \"community-alert\" to \"advisory\". This message is headed \"Community Alert Bulletin\", UC San Diego's non-Clery notice. Its text does not present the bulletin as a Clery timely warning."
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  "context": "UC San Diego Police posted the bulletin on the Campus Notices wiki, linked from [police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html](https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/warnings.html). Clery classifies e-scooters as motor vehicles.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "A suspect took one scooter from the Price Center/Student Services bike rack about 1:18 p.m. and a second near the Rya Building.",
    "Officers recovered the first scooter left at Rya. The suspect was last seen toward the VA Trolley Station. Not in custody."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Community Alert Bulletin - Micromobility Device Theft (Motor Vehicle) - 05-25-2026",
      "url": "https://ucsdcampusnotices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CN/pages/126550461/Community+Alert+Bulletin+-+Micromobility+Device+Theft+Motor+Vehicle+-+05-25-2026",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-24",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN timeout after 60s"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "california",
    "ucsd",
    "theft",
    "community-alert",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-24",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-27",
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