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Two Winter-Break Break-Ins at the Zeta Psi House Prompt a UAPD Crime Alert

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Over two days during winter break, an unidentified suspect burglarized the Zeta Psi fraternity house at 638 E University Blvd near the University of Arizona. On December 27, 2023, a suspect entered through an open second-story window and took a bag of personal items before abandoning it nearby; on December 28, a suspect was seen exiting the house after unlawful entry. UAPD issued a Clery crime alert describing a male in a black hooded sweatshirt and urging anyone with information to come forward.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
On 12-27-23, an unidentified suspect unlawfully entered the Zeta Psi Fraternity house, located at 638 E University Blvd, through an open second story window and removed a bag containing personal items before abandoning it nearby. On 12-28-23, an unidentified suspect was observed exiting the Zeta Psi Fraternity house after gaining unlawful entry. A male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt was seen exiting the fraternity house. UAPD is actively investigating. If you have any information about this crime, contact UAPD at 520-621-8273, or call 88-CRIME (520-882-7463) to remain anonymous.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The UAPD crime-alert page details two burglaries at 638 E University Blvd (Zeta Psi) on December 27 and 28, 2023 and a suspect in a black hooded sweatshirt; the text here closely tracks that official content but is marked unconfirmed because the web archive could not be fetched to confirm exact punctuation.
This is a Clery timely warning issued for a continuing burglary concern at a Greek-life property, not an immediate-threat emergency notification.
Including both the UAPD line and the anonymous 88-CRIME line in the alert gives recipients two reporting paths, a standard UAPD crime-alert convention.
Context

Background

The University of Arizona's Greek row runs along University Boulevard just off the main campus, and the Zeta Psi house sits at 638 E University Blvd. During winter break 2023, when the house was largely empty, a suspect broke in twice — on December 27 through an open second-story window, and again on December 28 — prompting a UAPD Clery crime alert. The Daily Wildcat folded the Zeta Psi burglaries into a winter-break campus crime roundup that also noted a rash of vehicle thefts. The alert described a male in a black hooded sweatshirt and urged anyone with information to contact UAPD or the anonymous 88-CRIME line. The case is a quieter but instructive Greek-life entry in the archive: a property-crime timely warning at a fraternity house, demonstrating that Clery alerts cover far more than violent incidents, and that empty break-period Greek housing is a recurring burglary target.
Analysis

Key Findings

UAPD issued a Clery timely warning for two winter-break burglaries at the Zeta Psi fraternity house, not a violent-threat emergency notification
The first break-in used an open second-story window; the second was witnessed as the suspect exited the house
The alert described a male in a black hooded sweatshirt and offered both a UAPD line and the anonymous 88-CRIME line
Empty Greek-life housing during break periods is a recurring property-crime target, illustrating the breadth of Clery-covered incidents
Outcome
UAPD reported the case was actively under investigation with no suspects apprehended. The alert urged anyone with information to call UAPD or the anonymous 88-CRIME line.
Provenance

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