{
  "id": "2026-03-05-university-of-minnesota-cedar-riverside-atm-robbery",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-cedar-riverside-atm-robbery-2026-03-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "A person is walked to an ATM and forced to withdraw cash",
    "headlinePublic": "A person is walked to an ATM and forced to withdraw cash",
    "summary": "A safety notification says an off-campus robbery near Cedar Ave S and Riverside Ave involved a campus member who was walked to an ATM and forced to withdraw money. The notice is on the [safety notifications page](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts?page=1).",
    "outcome": "The alert says Metro Transit Police are investigating and asks people to use caution and call 911."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "The body says the robbery was at 1045 am and gives no timezone. The alerts listing posts this message on 2026-03-05.",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "U of M Twin Cities: Robbery at 1045 am near the intersection of Cedar Ave S and Riverside Ave. Off-campus robbery involving campus member. Suspect approached and demanded money from the victim, the victim was then walked to a nearby ATM by the suspect and forced to make a withdrawal. Suspect description is:  Male, 5'10\", thin, black jacket with hood, baggy pants and wispy moustache. Suspect last seen in the area of Cedar Ave S and Riverside Ave.  Use caution in the general area, and or Call 911 with further information.  This incident is being investigated by Metro Transit Police.\n\nUpdates and safety tips at z.umn.edu/alerts",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts?page=1",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN Department of Public Safety safety notification",
      "annotations": [
        "Distinct incident from 2024-09-24-university-of-minnesota-robbery-cedar-riverside.",
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-10-04. sha256 04f5a350cc327e03a334eb67938652c4d9c2cab0e4653692b9a04c0d22f4f75d. Both reads took this body from the official alerts listing."
      ],
      "characterCount": 632
    }
  ],
  "context": "A safety notification describes an off-campus robbery near Cedar Ave S and Riverside Ave in which the victim was forced to make an ATM withdrawal.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The alert says Metro Transit Police are investigating."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMN safety notifications",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts?page=1",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "minnesota",
    "robbery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}