{
  "id": "2025-10-09-university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-stophel-storage-burglary",
  "slug": "university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga-stophel-storage-burglary-2025-10-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga",
    "shortName": "UTC",
    "state": "TN",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UTC-Alert",
    "enrollment": 11400
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-10-09",
    "type": "burglary",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Tools taken from a residence-hall storage room",
    "headlinePublic": "Tools taken from a residence-hall storage room",
    "summary": "Housing reported a [burglary](https://www.utc.edu/finance-and-administration/department-of-public-safety/alerts-status) of a maintenance storage room in Stophel Apartments sometime between Friday evening and Monday morning.",
    "outcome": "The burglary was under investigation. No suspect was described.",
    "endDate": "2025-10-13"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-10-14T17:00:00-04:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "This is a Timely Warning regarding a crime that was reported to have occurred on University-owned, controlled, or adjacent property.\n\nOn Monday, October 13, 2025, the UTC Police Department received a report of a Burglary. The victim, the UTC Department of Housing and Residence Life, reported that sometime between the evening of Friday, October 9, 2025 and the morning of Monday, October 13, 2025, individual(s) gained unauthorized access to a maintenance storage room in Stophel Apartments. The suspect(s) are suspected of stealing tools and other items.\n\nThe UTC Police Department is actively investigating this crime. If you have any information about this incident, please call the UTC Police Department at (423) 425-HELP/4357.\n\nAbout UTC-ALERT: Timely Warnings\n\nTimely Warnings are issued by the UTC Department of Public Safety in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (20 U.S. Code § 1092; 34 CFR 668.46e). The University takes its duty to protect the community seriously. Informing the UTC community regarding reported crimes allows community members to be situationally aware, make educated decisions about their personal safety, and be reminded of how to access University and community resources.\n\nSafety Tips:\n\nBurglary\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\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 10/14/2025 at 5:00 PM",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.utc.edu/finance-and-administration/department-of-public-safety/alerts-status",
      "sourceDescription": "UTC-ALERT status archive",
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  "context": "One timely warning on the UTC-ALERT status archive, issued October 14.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Tools and other items were taken from a Stophel Apartments storage room.",
    "The message tells residents to lock doors."
  ],
  "sources": [
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      "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"
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  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "tennessee",
    "burglary"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-12",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-12",
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