{
  "id": "2026-02-25-usf-st-petersburg-nest-theft-arrest",
  "slug": "usf-st-petersburg-nest-theft-arrest-2026-02-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of South Florida",
    "shortName": "USF",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "USF Alert / Crime Alert Bulletin"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-02-25",
    "endDate": "2026-02-26",
    "type": "theft",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Wallet and phone stolen outside The Nest, suspect arrested",
    "headlinePublic": "Wallet and phone stolen outside The Nest, suspect arrested",
    "summary": "USF St. Petersburg police [issued Crime Alert Bulletin #26-001 after a wallet and phone were stolen outside The Nest, then updated that the suspect had been arrested north of campus](https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/police/documents/crime-alert-buletin-feb-26-2026-update.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Officers located and arrested the suspect north of campus the evening after the theft. Official filename uses buletin."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-02-26",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "February 26th, 2026\nTheft Incident\n\nUPDATE: Thanks for all the tips, yesterday evening, officers were able to locate and arrest the suspect north of campus.\n\nThe subject pictured below stole an unattended wallet and cellular phone from a table outside of The Nest yesterday afternoon. Prior to the theft he was seen walking around on 6th Ave South and he then exited campus walking north on University Way.\n\nIf you see this person or have any additional information please contact the University Police at 727-873-4444 or stp-police@usf.edu.\n\nAlways remember to closely monitor your personal belongings and immediately report any suspicious persons and incidents to the University Police.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/police/documents/crime-alert-buletin-feb-26-2026-update.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "USFSP Crime Alert Bulletin Feb 26 2026 update (official filename buletin)",
      "annotations": [
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        "Product is an UPDATE bulletin that still contains the initial theft narrative. Suspect photos on the PDF not transcribed.",
        "Official path uses the misspelling buletin. Distinct incident from 2026-05-02-usf-st-petersburg-marine-science-fire."
      ],
      "characterCount": 688
    }
  ],
  "context": "USF St. Petersburg posts Timely Warnings / Crime Updates as PDFs at [stpetersburg.usf.edu/police/reports/crime-updates.aspx](https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/police/reports/crime-updates.aspx). The Nest is a campus dining location. Distinct from the May 2026 Marine Science Lab fire.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Crime Alert Bulletin for a theft outside The Nest, updated the next day with an arrest north of campus."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Alert Bulletin Feb 26 2026 update",
      "url": "https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/police/documents/crime-alert-buletin-feb-26-2026-update.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture 2026-08-23; archive.org save endpoint returned HTTP 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "florida",
    "theft",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-23",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}