Security Alert

On Oct. 12, the Vanderbilt University Police Department was notified by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department of a robbery that occurred in the early evening off campus near Centennial Park and the intersection of 25th Avenue North and Brandau Place. Read More

A female student reported to a Campus Security Authority that on Oct. 3 she was sexually assaulted by a male student acquaintance. Read More

UPDATE 10/2/15: The suspect involved in the Sept. 25 robbery/car jacking in a Vanderbilt University Medical Center parking garage has been identified and was arrested this morning in Murfreesboro. Original post: On the morning of Sept. 25, an individual was approached in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center… Read More

On Aug. 28 at 9:04 p.m., a Vanderbilt student walking along Broadway near the Center Building was approached by a male person who verbally threatened her and told her to give him her purse. Read More

This morning, after being counseled on a work-related issue, an employee chased his supervisor with a kitchen knife in the dining area of College Halls, then left the building and was seen driving away from campus. Read More

Thefts occurred Monday, Aug. 10, in two campus buildings. Read More

The suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman outside a Vanderbilt building on Saturday afternoon is now under arrest and in jail. Read More

On Friday, May 29, at approximately 11 a.m., Vanderbilt University Communications received a call of a burglary that took place between 12:30-1:30 a.m. at the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Subway sandwich shop located at 2200 Children's Way. Read More

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is actively investigating an attempted burglary that occurred Wednesday evening, March 18, off campus at a residence near the intersection of 31st Avenue South and Vanderbilt Place. Read More

On March 1 at approximately 3:16 a.m., VUPD received a call of possible shots fired in the area of West End Avenue and 18th Avenue South. Responding officers located two non-affiliated male victims with injuries from apparent gunshot wounds. Read More

Shooting occurred at 1809 West End Ave. Suspect at large. Stay clear of area. Updates will be posted to alertvu.vanderbilt.edu when they are available. Read More

Vanderbilt University Police has implemented security measures and initiatives to address concerns following a fatal shooting Feb. 21 at Wesley Place Garage. Read More

On Feb. 21 at approximately 11:40 p.m., Vanderbilt University Police Communications received a call of possible shots fired in the area of Wesley Place Garage. Responding officers located a non-affiliated male victim with injuries from an apparent gunshot wound. Read More

Around 6 p.m. Dec. 8, the Metro Nashville Police Department received a 911 call from a female caller who said she had heard gunshots fired in Cole Hall. The Metro Nashville Police Department notified Vanderbilt University Police Department and both departments immediately dispatched multiple officers who arrived to the location… Read More

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, at approximately 9:50 a.m., a professor returned to her office in the Stevenson Center and saw two men. The men had loaded her computer into a backpack, and when they noticed her, they fled. Read More

The suspect in an attempted kidnapping of a Tennessee State University student on the Vanderbilt campus Sept. 21 was arrested Oct. 23 in St. Augustine, Florida. Read More

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Scott Douglas Wallace, the suspect in an incident involving a Tennessee State University student on the Vanderbilt campus Sept. 21. Read More

An arrest warrant for attempted aggravated kidnapping has been issued for Scott Douglas Wallace in an incident involving a Tennessee State University student on the Vanderbilt University campus early Sunday morning. Read More

Vanderbilt University and Metro Nashville police departments are continuing their investigation into what is believed to have been an attempted abduction early Sunday morning of a visitor as she walked along a public street that runs through campus. Read More

UPDATE: Attempted abduction – person and vehicle of interest Scott Douglas Wallace, age 38, 5’10”, 250 lbs. On Sept. 21 at 2:12 a.m., a female was the victim of an apparent attempted stranger abduction while she was walking on 25th Avenue South and Jess Neely Drive… Read More