Institution
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UNCNCPublic R1Alert Carolina
- Cases
- 108
- Alerts
- 223
- Verbatim
- 99%
- Span
- 2016–2026
Official alert policy
How UNC says it will alert: when and how Alert Carolina activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
108 cases · 221 of 223 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- bomb threat: 2026-07-09Bomb threat empties a football stadium; police clear the scene after several hoursemergency notificationverbatim
- threat: 2026-07-09Safety threat investigation at the football stadiumemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2026-07-03Extreme heat warning with campus hydration and outdoor-activity guidanceadvisoryverbatim
- tornado: 2026-03-16Tornado watch prompted all-day 'Condition 1' status with evening storm warningsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-03-16Campus Condition 1 operational change for adverse conditionsemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-02-02Adverse Conditions: Critical - University extending Condition 2 to 11:59 am on Feb. 3emergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-02-01Adverse Conditions: Critical - University extending Condition 2 to 11:59 p.m. on Monday,emergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-01-30Adverse Conditions: Critical - University moving to Condition 2 at 12 a.m. on Saturday,emergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-01-27Adverse Conditions: Critical - University moving to Condition 1 at 12 a.m. on Wednesday,emergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-01-25Adverse Conditions: Critical - University extending Condition 2 to 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday,emergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-01-23Adverse Conditions: Critical - The University will move to Condition 2 at 12 p.m. onemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2026-01-23Winter weather Condition 2 closes/reduces campus operationsemergency notificationverbatim
2025
- winter weather: 2025-12-08Winter weather Condition 1 overnight into next morningemergency notificationverbatim
- infrastructure: 2025-10-27Water main break on campus road; facilities and utility responseemergency notificationverbatim
- theft: 2025-10-21Multiple e-scooter and bike thefts; lock and report guidancetimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2025-09-03E-scooter and bike theft series; campus crime-prevention noticetimely warningverbatim
- public health: 2025-07-25Extreme heat warning with campus heat-safety guidanceemergency notificationverbatim
- theft: 2025-07-16Vehicle break-ins at SECU Family House and Friday Center lottimely warningverbatim
- public health: 2025-06-23Extreme heat warning with campus heat-safety guidanceemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2025-04-05Off-campus carjacking report; police investigation noticetimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2025-03-21E-scooter and e-bike thefts; lock and report guidancetimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2025-02-18Winter weather Conditions 2 then 1 over multi-day stormemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2025-01-10January winter storms drive Conditions 2 and 1 operationsemergency notificationverbatim
2024
- robbery: 2024-11-16Two off-campus armed robberies reported six minutes apart prompt a crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- tornado: 2024-09-27Two tornado warnings in one morning; sirens activated twice within ninety minutesemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-08-07Condition 1 operational change for adverse weatheremergency notificationverbatim
- civil unrest: 2024-04-30Campus flagpole protest prompts a police response and cancellation of afternoon classesemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2024-01-09Winter weather Condition 1 afternoon operational changeemergency notificationverbatim
2023
- theft: 2023-12-01Eleven vehicle break-ins; lock-and-report crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- hazmat: 2023-10-19Gas leak near Hospital on West Driveemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2023-10-19Gas leak near hospital and West Drive; later resolvedemergency notificationverbatim
- theft: 2023-10-18Fifteen vehicle break-ins crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-10-01Groping/sexual assault report at residence hall; suspect later ID'dtimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2023-09-29Electric scooter thefts; crime-prevention noticetimely warningverbatim
- workplace violence: 2023-09-13Terminated worker's boyfriend threatens her supervisor at gunpoint in a campus cafeemergency notificationverbatim
- armed person: 2023-09-13Armed and dangerous person on or near campusemergency notificationverbatim
- active shooter: 2023-08-28Faculty member fatally shot in Caudill Laboratories; campus locked down for three hoursemergency notification1 killedverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-08-07Crime Alert for reported rape; safety resourcestimely warningverbatim
- other: 2023-06-02Peeping reports in academic building; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2023-04-16Assault crime alert with safety guidancetimely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2023-04-11Update on off-campus shooting investigationtimely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2023-04-02Off-campus shooting report; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- other: 2023-02-28Campus crime alert with safety guidancetimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2023-02-08Assault report informational noticetimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2023-02-03Scooter theft awareness crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-01-12Sexual touching on transit bus; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
2022
- theft: 2022-11-10Electric scooter theft investigation crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2022-10-22Sexual assault report in residence area; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2022-10-17Larcenies from academic buildings; police noticetimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2022-09-29Condition 1 operational change Sept 2022emergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2022-09-27Local gunshots report; campus informational noticetimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-09-15Drink tampering and assault report; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2022-09-01Multiple campus larcenies; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2022-08-26Campus B&E series under investigationtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2022-05-26Local armed robberies; campus police noticetimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2022-01-22Armed robbery near campus streets; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2022-01-15Mid-January winter Conditions 2 and 1 multi-day seriesemergency notificationverbatim
2021
- sexual assault: 2021-11-19Sexual assaults reported in residential towers; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2021-10-08Bicycle thefts crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- other: 2021-09-04Death on campus under investigation; informational noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- assault: 2021-08-25Local assault investigation; campus informational noticetimely warningverbatim
- armed person: 2021-06-15Armed individual arrested on campus; informational noticeemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2021-04-30Inappropriate touching crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2021-04-24Downtown armed robberies; campus informational noticetimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2021-02-17Winter Condition 2 midnight operational changeemergency notificationverbatim
2020
- armed person: 2020-10-30Armed person near medical center; shelter-in-placeemergency notificationverbatim
- covid 19: 2020-08-17Undergraduate classes go remote after positivity climbs past thirteen percent in a weekadvisoryverbatim
- covid 19: 2020-08-14Emergency notification system used for COVID-19 clusters in residence hallsadvisoryverbatim
- shots fired: 2020-06-07Shots fired between vehicles on campus roadtimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2020-04-06Campus burglary series; lock-and-report crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- public health: 2020-03-18COVID-era reduced campus operations noticesemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2020-03-06Two inappropriate-touching incidents; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- infrastructure: 2020-03-02South Road closed for water-line leak repairsemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2020-02-20February 2020 winter Condition 2 then Condition 1emergency notificationverbatim
2019
- theft: 2019-12-05South-campus credit card theft series; police noticetimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2019-09-13Sexual assault investigation with follow-ups and arrest noticetimely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2019-07-08Gunshots on campus early morning; police investigatingtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2019-07-03Simple assault on campus; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2019-07-02Credit-union robbery investigation; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2019-06-13Armed carjacking investigation; campus noticetimely warningverbatim
- other: 2019-02-01Indecent exposure investigation; informational noticetimely warningverbatim
2018
- winter weather: 2018-12-09December 2018 winter Condition 2 multi-day operationsemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2018-11-15Sexual battery report; crime alerttimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2018-11-05November 2018 Condition 2 multi-day operationsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2018-10-11October 2018 Condition 1 afternoon operationsemergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2018-09-10Campus becomes a state-designated shelter for storm evacuees during suspended operationsemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2018-07-03Suspect arrested in strong-arm robbery investigationtimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2018-03-12March 2018 Condition 1 multi-notice operationsemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2018-01-19January 2018 Condition 1 with resume-next-morningemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2018-01-04Early January 2018 winter Conditions multi-day seriesemergency notificationverbatim
2017
- robbery: 2017-12-13Update on a strong-arm robbery investigationtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2017-12-05Timely warning after a strong-arm robbery on campustimely warningverbatim
- other: 2017-11-02Update after a detonated device on campus; suspect in custodytimely warningverbatim
- other: 2017-11-02Timely warning after a device detonation in a campus areatimely warningverbatim
- other: 2017-10-25Police search for individual; later locatedemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2017-10-03Timely warning after a robbery on a campus streettimely warningverbatim
- other: 2017-08-20Timely warning after a domestic incident in campus housingtimely warningverbatim
- other: 2017-06-23Timely warning after residence hall break-instimely warningverbatim
- other: 2017-04-27Timely warning after a fondling report in a campus librarytimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2017-01-08January 2017 winter Conditions 2 and 1 seriesemergency notificationverbatim
2016
- other: 2016-11-04Update on a residence hall break-in investigationtimely warningverbatim
- other: 2016-11-01Timely warning after break-ins at a residence halltimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2016-07-16Timely warning after a robbery at a campus dining areatimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2016-04-20Timely warning after an armed robbery near campustimely warningverbatim
- other: 2016-04-15Sirens activated over an armed-person report near campustimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2016-04-10Timely warning after a robbery near campustimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2016-02-29Timely warning after a reported indecent exposuretimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2016-02-15February 2016 Condition 1 evening activationemergency notificationverbatim
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