{
  "id": "2026-03-05-vanguard-university-crime-alert-2026-05-theft",
  "slug": "vanguard-university-crime-alert-2026-05-theft-2026-03-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Vanguard University",
    "shortName": "Vanguard",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "private-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "Vanguard Campus Safety Crime Alert / Titan",
    "enrollment": 2200
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "type": "theft",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Catalina Dorm trespasser carrying bag and skateboard",
    "headlinePublic": "Catalina Dorm trespasser carrying bag and skateboard",
    "summary": "Vanguard University Campus Safety [published Crime Alert #2026-05](https://www.vanguard.edu/uploaded/Crime_Alert_2026-05.pdf) on the [Campus Crime Alerts archive](https://www.vanguard.edu/resources/campus-public-safety/campus-crime-alerts). Full PDF text recovered.",
    "outcome": "See official Crime Alert PDF."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-03-05",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "TRESPASSING AND POSSIBLE THEFT\nDate / Time: March 5, 2026, 4:00 AM\nLocation: Catalina Dorm, Vanguard University\nSubject: Female, white, 30 years old, 5’6 110 lbs. Black pants, black shirt, white hooded sweatshirt\nDetails: On the above date and time, a female trespasser was in the Catalina Dorm (2nd floor). The subject was seen carrying a bag of clothes and a skateboard. It is unknown where she obtained the items. The trespasser was argumentative but finally left via the skateboard before the police arrived. The subject tried to avoid getting her photo taken, but we were able to obtain the above photos. If someone matching the description is seen on campus, please contact Campus Safety as soon as possible. It is believed the subject entered Catalina due to the door not being fully closed. Please make sure all doors are secured when exiting.\nCampus Safety Case # 2026-070\nVanguard University Campus Safety\nCrime Alerts are released when certain events that warrant an advisory are reported on or near Vanguard University. These alerts are intended to seek assistance with ongoing investigations and raise awareness about safety and security incidents among the Vanguard University community.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.vanguard.edu/uploaded/Crime_Alert_2026-05.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Vanguard University Campus Safety Crime Alert #2026-05 PDF",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim linearized from official Crime Alert #2026-05 PDF on the Campus Crime Alerts archive.",
        "Fable 5 C (2026-08-31): layout-aware recapture from Vanguard crime-alert PDF. Body reading-order only; sidebar (emergency/non-emergency phones, website URL, Costa Mesa PD box, ALERT #) not interleaved. pdftotext -layout (writer) + pypdf (second extract) agree on the details paragraph. En-dash and curly apostrophes preserved as in the text layer. Photos not transcribed."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1201,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Vanguard University (private master's, Costa Mesa, CA) publishes numbered Campus Safety Crime Alerts as PDF advisories on its [Campus Crime Alerts page](https://www.vanguard.edu/resources/campus-public-safety/campus-crime-alerts). Alert #2026-05 PDF recovered and linearized for the archive (wider b66).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Campus Safety Crime Alert #2026-05 recovered from PDF.",
    "Private-masters California institution; non-R1 diversity contribution."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Alert #2026-05 PDF - Vanguard University Campus Safety",
      "url": "https://www.vanguard.edu/uploaded/Crime_Alert_2026-05.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Campus Crime Alerts - Vanguard University",
      "url": "https://www.vanguard.edu/resources/campus-public-safety/campus-crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-masters",
    "timely-warning",
    "california",
    "wider-reach",
    "crime-alert-pdf"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-31",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}