Tempe campus personal-mobility-device thefts
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedArizona State University Police published a Clery Timely Warning for multiple personal-mobility-device thefts on the Tempe campus from July 2 to Aug. 21, 2026.
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Motor Vehicle Theft | 08-24-2026 The ASU Police Department has received multiple reports of thefts of personal mobility devices, including bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters, throughout the Tempe campus from July 2 to Aug. 21, 2026. ASU Police urge the university community, regardless of campus, to take necessary actions to secure personal property, such as e-scooters, bicycles and skateboards. High-quality U-locks are recommended for e-scooters and bicycles. Personal mobility devices should be parked in areas designated for bicycles, scooters and skateboards. Anyone with information about these cases should call the ASU Police non-emergency number, 480-965-3456, to provide details. Case number(s): DR2026-01723, DR2026-01749, DR2026-01971, DR2026-0179476, DR2026-002045, DR2026-02048, DR2026-002049, DR2026-02050, DR2026-0208. Crime type: Motor Vehicle Theft. Location: Tempe campus. Suspect known to victim: No. Suspect description: Unknown.
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 passes found ASU Police Department (25/25).
Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.
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- present: ASU Police Department is named as the issuing agency.
- present: The ASU Police Department has received reports names the sender.
- present: ASU Police urge the community, identifying the police department.
- present: Source is ASU Police.
- present: Arizona State University police are named.
- present: The non-emergency number is the ASU Police number.
- present: ASU Police Department is the authority in the first sentence.
- present: A named campus police unit is source.
- present: The timely warning is from ASU PD.
- present: ASU Police is repeated as the speaker.
- present: The sending agency is ASU Police Department.
- present: University police are identified by name.
- present: Source: ASU Police.
- present: The product attributes the warning to ASU Police.
- present: A police department name is present.
- present: ASU PD is the named issuer.
- present: The first paragraph names ASU Police Department.
- present: Campus police are identified.
- present: The alert is an ASU Police timely warning.
- present: Who sent it: ASU Police Department.
- present: Named agency ASU Police satisfies source.
- present: The text identifies ASU Police as the contact.
- present: University police branding is in the body.
- present: ASU Police Department is source.
- present: The issuer is campus police at ASU.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 passes found thefts of mobility devices / Motor Vehicle Theft (25/25).
What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.
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- present: Thefts of personal mobility devices, including bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters, are a specific theft hazard.
- present: Crime type Motor Vehicle Theft names the threat.
- present: Multiple thefts of e-bikes and e-scooters are specified.
- present: The hazard is motor vehicle theft of mobility devices.
- present: Named crime: Motor Vehicle Theft.
- present: Thefts of bicycles and e-scooters are specific.
- present: Hazard is theft of personal mobility devices.
- present: The offense is motor vehicle theft.
- present: A theft series on Tempe campus is the threat.
- present: Specific threat: thefts of e-bikes, bicycles, scooters.
- present: Crime type line says Motor Vehicle Theft.
- present: The warning is about thefts, a named crime.
- present: Hazard equals mobility-device theft.
- present: The text specifies thefts rather than a generic incident.
- present: E-bike and e-scooter thefts are the hazard.
- present: Motor Vehicle Theft is the Clery category named.
- present: A property-crime theft hazard is stated.
- present: The reports are of thefts.
- present: Named threat is theft of mobility devices.
- present: The crime type is explicit.
- present: Thefts throughout Tempe campus name the hazard.
- present: Bicycle and scooter theft is specific.
- present: Hazard is present as Motor Vehicle Theft.
- present: The subject is theft of personal mobility devices.
- present: A theft series is the threat content.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 passes found Tempe campus (25/25).
Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.
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- present: Tempe campus is a named campus location.
- present: Location: Tempe campus is in the field list.
- present: Throughout the Tempe campus locates the thefts.
- present: Regardless of campus still names campus geography, and Tempe is specified.
- present: A named campus, Tempe, is given.
- present: Where: Tempe campus.
- present: The thefts are on the Tempe campus.
- present: Tempe campus answers where.
- present: Location field says Tempe campus.
- present: A specific ASU campus is named.
- present: The place is Tempe campus.
- present: Campus location is present.
- present: Tempe is a named campus.
- present: The warning locates the series on Tempe campus.
- present: Location is Tempe campus.
- present: A campus name is stated.
- present: The geography is Tempe campus.
- present: Named place: Tempe campus.
- present: The field Location: Tempe campus satisfies L.
- present: Thefts throughout the Tempe campus is location.
- present: Campus is identified as Tempe.
- present: A specific campus is named.
- present: Tempe campus is location.
- present: Where is Tempe campus.
- present: The location line is filled.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 passes found secure-property and U-lock guidance (25/25).
The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.
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- present: Take necessary actions to secure personal property is guidance.
- present: High-quality U-locks are recommended, an instruction to recipients.
- present: Park in designated areas is a protective instruction.
- present: The community is urged to secure e-scooters, bicycles and skateboards.
- present: Secure personal property is guidance to the audience.
- present: U-locks are a recommended protective action.
- present: Park mobility devices in designated areas is what to do.
- present: ASU Police urge the community to take actions: that is guidance.
- present: Recipients are told how to prevent theft.
- present: Guidance is secure property and use U-locks.
- present: The public is instructed to park in designated areas.
- present: Protective actions for owners are listed.
- present: Secure personal property such as e-scooters is guidance.
- present: Recommended U-locks are an instruction.
- present: The warning tells people what to do with their devices.
- present: Take necessary actions is audience guidance.
- present: Parking in designated areas is a directive.
- present: The community is told to secure property.
- present: Guidance exists as theft-prevention steps.
- present: Owners are instructed to use U-locks.
- present: Protective steps are aimed at recipients, not just police work.
- present: Secure and park in designated areas are instructions.
- present: The urge to take actions is guidance.
- present: Prevention steps are listed for the audience.
- present: Call police with details is also an instruction to the public.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 passes found the July 2 to Aug. 21, 2026 window or the 08-24-2026 title date (25/25).
When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.
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- present: The theft window July 2 to Aug. 21, 2026 is a date range.
- present: Dates July 2 and Aug. 21, 2026 are stated.
- present: A date span is present.
- present: 2026 dates satisfy Time.
- present: The title includes 08-24-2026, a date.
- present: From July 2 to Aug. 21, 2026 is when.
- present: A dated series is described.
- present: Time is present as a date range.
- present: Aug. 21, 2026 is a date cue.
- present: The warning is dated in the title 08-24-2026.
- present: Occurrence dates are given.
- present: July 2 to Aug. 21 is a time window.
- present: Calendar dates are in the first paragraph.
- present: The product includes 2026 dates.
- present: When is answered by July through August 2026.
- present: A date range is a time element.
- present: 08-24-2026 in the title is a date.
- present: The thefts are dated.
- present: Time: July 2 to Aug. 21, 2026.
- present: Dates are explicit.
- present: The window of thefts is dated.
- present: A 2026 date range is present.
- present: Aug. 21, 2026 counts as a date.
- present: The title date and body dates are time cues.
- present: Time is satisfied by the dated theft window.
Impactabsent0/25
Final assessment
All 25 passes found no severity or harm language (0/25 present).
What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.
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- absent: Shots fired names the hazard but does not state consequence or severity.
- absent: No deadly, life-threatening, injury, or dangerous wording is present.
- absent: Impact requires stated harm; naming shots fired alone does not count.
- absent: There is no explicit consequence for people or property.
- absent: Severity language is absent.
- absent: The text does not say what the hazard could do beyond naming it.
- absent: No injury, death, or danger adjective is used.
- absent: Impact is not conveyed; only the hazard name appears.
- absent: Could be deadly or similar is missing.
- absent: Harm is not stated or clearly implied beyond the hazard label.
- absent: Stay inside is guidance, not an impact statement.
- absent: The product does not describe potential consequences.
- absent: No severity marker such as dangerous appears.
- absent: Impact fails the explicit-harm test.
- absent: Naming gunfire is hazard, not impact, per the rubric.
- absent: There is no stated risk of injury.
- absent: Consequences are not described.
- absent: The alert does not say how serious the harm would be.
- absent: No destructive or life-threatening language.
- absent: Impact is absent.
- absent: People are not told the hazard could injure them in so many words.
- absent: Severity is not stated.
- absent: The text lacks an impact clause.
- absent: Hazard name without harm language is I=0.
- absent: No consequence sentence is present.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Arizona State University: Tempe campus personal-mobility-device thefts." Incident of August 24, 2026. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/arizona-state-university-motor-vehicle-theft-08-24-2026-2026-08-24/
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