{
  "id": "2025-07-20-mit-albany-mass-ave-aggravated-assault",
  "slug": "mit-albany-mass-ave-aggravated-assault-2025-07-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
    "shortName": "MIT",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MIT Police Timely Warnings",
    "enrollment": 12000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-07-20",
    "type": "aggravated-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Timely warning for aggravated assault near Albany Street bus stop",
    "headlinePublic": "Timely warning for aggravated assault near Albany Street bus stop",
    "summary": "On July 20, 2025, MIT Police [issued a timely warning](https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/timely-warning-aggravated%E2%80%AFassault) after a victim was struck near the Albany Street and Massachusetts Avenue bus stop and transported to a hospital.",
    "outcome": "MIT Police investigation ongoing; community tips requested in the notice."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "At approximately 2:30 AM on July 20, 2025, the MIT Police responded to the intersection of Albany Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The victim stated that he was waiting at the bus stop near that intersection and witnessed a disturbance between two individuals. The victim approached the disturbance and was struck in the mouth by one of the individuals, who then fled on foot. The victim of the assault was transported to the hospital.\n\n The MIT Police and Cambridge Police are continuing to investigate this incident.\n\nMale, 5’6” - 5’7”, Hispanic, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans.\n\nCaptain Andrew Turco\n\n 565-570 Memorial Drive\n\n Cambridge, MA 02139\n\n 617-253-1212\nmitpd@mit.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/timely-warning-aggravated%E2%80%AFassault",
      "sourceDescription": "MIT Police timely warning",
      "annotations": [
        "Full official notice text recovered from public university source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 684,
      "timestampApprox": "MIT Police timely warning for incident date 2025-07-20"
    }
  ],
  "context": "MIT Police maintains a public [timely-warnings archive](https://police.mit.edu/timely-warnings). This incident's full notice is recovered from the official [crime-alert page](https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/timely-warning-aggravated%E2%80%AFassault).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official MITPD timely-warning narrative with location and guidance"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "MIT Police timely warning",
      "url": "https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/timely-warning-aggravated%E2%80%AFassault",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-21"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "aggravated-assault",
    "timely-warning",
    "mit",
    "2025"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}