{
  "id": "2025-11-13-university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-decosimo-unauthorized-entry",
  "slug": "university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-decosimo-unauthorized-entry-2025-11-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga",
    "shortName": "UTC",
    "state": "TN",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UTC-Alert",
    "enrollment": 11400
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-11-13",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Unauthorized person found inside a residence hall",
    "headlinePublic": "Unauthorized person found inside a residence hall",
    "summary": "Officers answering a [pull-station alarm](https://www.utc.edu/finance-and-administration/department-of-public-safety/alerts-status) at Decosimo Apartments found that an unaffiliated person had been let into the building.",
    "outcome": "The advisory told residents to lock doors and not to admit unauthorized people."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-11-13T16:15:00-05:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "UTC Community:\n\nOn Thursday, November 13, 2025, at approximately 1:15 AM, the UTC Police Department responded to a fire alarm activation from a pull station at Decosimo Apartments (818 University Street). Upon investigation, officers determined that an unaffiliated individual had been granted access to the building by a student. The individual then pulled the fire alarm and attempted to hide within the building. UTC Police discovered that the person had previously been trespassed from University property. The subject was located and subsequently arrested.\n\nWe encourage all members of the University community to review the following safety tips:\n\nBuilding Safety\n\nEnsure that all residential doors and windows are closed and locked.\n\nDo not prop open doors.\n\nWhen entering or exiting a residence hall or other locked building, make sure the door closes behind you.\n\nDo not allow unauthorized persons into locked buildings.\n\nReport inoperable locks to Facilities, Planning, and Management (FPM) or the Department of Housing & Residence Life, Housing Facilities.\n\nGeneral Safety\n\nBe alert and aware of your surroundings.\n\nFollow your instincts. Safety is the priority.\n\nIf you feel you are in danger, take action. Move away from the threat, cross the street, increase your pace, or run to safety.\n\nReport all suspicious activity (persons, vehicles, and activities), even if you are not directly threatened, to the UTC Police Department at (423) 425-HELP/4357.\n\nIf you or someone you know is a victim of a crime, we encourage you to report the incident as soon as possible. This allows for appropriate measures to be taken for your safety and the safety of others.\n\nReporting & Resources:\n\nReport a crime on-campus\n\nFrom any cellular or off-campus telephone, call (423) 425-HELP/4357.\n\nFrom any on-campus telephone, dial 911.\n\nPress the “HELP” button at any Blue Light Call Box or Emergency Call Box.\n\nReport a crime off-campus\n\nFrom any telephone, dial 911.\n\nUTC Resources\n\nUTCares: (423) 425-CARE/2273.\n\nCounseling Center: (423) 425-4438.\n\nOffice of the Dean of Students: (423) 425-4761\n\nOffice of Student Outreach & Support: (423) 425-2299.\n\nSurvivor Advocacy Services: (423) 425-5648.\n\nOffice of Title IX Compliance / Title IX Coordinator: (423) 425-4255.\n\nChattanooga / Hamilton County Resources\n\nChattanooga Police Department – Victim Services: (423) 643-5351.\n\nDistrict Attorney’s Office for the 11th Judicial District – Victim/Witness Coordinator: (423) 209-7400.\n\nPartnership for Families, Children, and Adults – Rape Crisis Center: (423) 755-2700.\n\nMessage issued on 11/13/2025 at 4:15 PM",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.utc.edu/finance-and-administration/department-of-public-safety/alerts-status",
      "sourceDescription": "UTC-ALERT status archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual fetch of the alerts-status page on 2026-10-12. After scripts and Cloudflare email hashes are removed, both copies of this message match.",
        "The issued line gives the minute. Seconds are not in that line.",
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        "No matching incident type is named in the archive title. The case type is other.",
        "SPN not attempted at 10:15Z"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "context": "One public-safety advisory on the UTC-ALERT status archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The alarm was a pull station at Decosimo Apartments.",
    "The message does not name a Clery crime title beyond the unauthorized entry."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UTC-ALERT status archive",
      "url": "https://www.utc.edu/finance-and-administration/department-of-public-safety/alerts-status",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted at 10:15Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "tennessee",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-12",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-12",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}