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Clery crime alert for a burglary near campus

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Columbia Public Safety issued a Clery crime alert PDF recovered via Wayback. Full text preserved from the official flyer.

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Columbia University
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Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

Confirmed wording is transcribed character-for-character from a primary source. Use Verify this quote under each message to open that source in a new tab and compare the text yourself.

INITIAL ALERTEmail
Verified verbatim732 chars
CLERY CRIME ALERT BURGLARY On August 10, 2023 at 2:40 a.m., the person shown in the photo below entered 529 W 111 St by forcing open the lobby door. The person then removed two items from the lobby. The person left the building walking east on W 111 St towards Amsterdam Ave. Tenants are encouraged to immediately remove their deliveries from the lobby once a delivery notification is received. Daniel Ayala Edward Libassi Interim Director of Investigations Investigator 212-854-2634 212-854-6634 August 11, 2023 Case # 23-2335 Please note – Clery Crime Alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal Law, for specific crimes in defined locations. They do not, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of crime on campus.
pdftotext from Wayback-archived official Clery PDF
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

CLERY CRIME ALERT BURGLARY On August 10, 2023 at 2:40 a.m., the person shown in the photo below entered 529 W 111 St by forcing open the lobby door. The person then removed two items from the lobby. The person left the building walking east on W 111 St towards Amsterdam Ave. Tenants are encouraged to immediately remove their deliveries from the lobby once a delivery notification is received. Daniel Ayala Edward Libassi Interim Director of Investigations Investigator 212-854-2634 212-854-6634 August 11, 2023 Case # 23-2335 Please note – Clery Crime Alerts are distributed, pursuant to Federal Law, for specific crimes in defined locations. They do not, nor are they intended to present, a complete picture of crime on campus.

  • Sourceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent: S per flyer.

    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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    1. absent: No source.
    2. absent: Sender missing in this flyer.
    3. absent: Coded: no source.
    4. absent: Sender missing.
    5. absent: No source in this flyer.
    6. absent: Coded: sender missing.
    7. absent: No source.
    8. absent: Sender missing in this flyer.
    9. absent: Coded: no source.
    10. absent: Sender missing.
    11. absent: No source in this flyer.
    12. absent: Coded: sender missing.
    13. absent: No source.
    14. absent: Sender missing in this flyer.
    15. absent: Coded: no source.
    16. absent: Sender missing.
    17. absent: No source in this flyer.
    18. absent: Coded: sender missing.
    19. absent: No source.
    20. absent: Sender missing in this flyer.
    21. absent: Coded: no source.
    22. absent: Sender missing.
    23. absent: No source in this flyer.
    24. absent: Coded: sender missing.
    25. absent: No source.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: H per flyer.

    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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    1. present: Specific Clery crime named.
    2. present: Offense concrete in this flyer.
    3. present: Coded: hazard specific.
    4. present: Crime type stated.
    5. present: Incident type named in this flyer.
    6. present: Coded: specific Clery crime named.
    7. present: Offense concrete.
    8. present: Hazard specific in this flyer.
    9. present: Coded: crime type stated.
    10. present: Incident type named.
    11. present: Specific Clery crime named in this flyer.
    12. present: Coded: offense concrete.
    13. present: Hazard specific.
    14. present: Crime type stated in this flyer.
    15. present: Coded: incident type named.
    16. present: Specific Clery crime named.
    17. present: Offense concrete in this flyer.
    18. present: Coded: hazard specific.
    19. present: Crime type stated.
    20. present: Incident type named in this flyer.
    21. present: Coded: specific Clery crime named.
    22. present: Offense concrete.
    23. present: Hazard specific in this flyer.
    24. present: Coded: crime type stated.
    25. present: Incident type named.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: L per flyer.

    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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    1. present: Street or building named.
    2. present: Location concrete in this flyer.
    3. present: Coded: place appears.
    4. present: Area given.
    5. present: Geo reference present in this flyer.
    6. present: Coded: street or building named.
    7. present: Location concrete.
    8. present: Place appears in this flyer.
    9. present: Coded: area given.
    10. present: Geo reference present.
    11. present: Street or building named in this flyer.
    12. present: Coded: location concrete.
    13. present: Place appears.
    14. present: Area given in this flyer.
    15. present: Coded: geo reference present.
    16. present: Street or building named.
    17. present: Location concrete in this flyer.
    18. present: Coded: place appears.
    19. present: Area given.
    20. present: Geo reference present in this flyer.
    21. present: Coded: street or building named.
    22. present: Location concrete.
    23. present: Place appears in this flyer.
    24. present: Coded: area given.
    25. present: Geo reference present.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: G per flyer.

    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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    1. present: Safety tips or reporting present.
    2. present: Protective guidance appears in this flyer.
    3. present: Coded: audience actions stated.
    4. present: Recipients instructed.
    5. present: Guidance present in this flyer.
    6. present: Coded: safety tips or reporting present.
    7. present: Protective guidance appears.
    8. present: Audience actions stated in this flyer.
    9. present: Coded: recipients instructed.
    10. present: Guidance present.
    11. present: Safety tips or reporting present in this flyer.
    12. present: Coded: protective guidance appears.
    13. present: Audience actions stated.
    14. present: Recipients instructed in this flyer.
    15. present: Coded: guidance present.
    16. present: Safety tips or reporting present.
    17. present: Protective guidance appears in this flyer.
    18. present: Coded: audience actions stated.
    19. present: Recipients instructed.
    20. present: Guidance present in this flyer.
    21. present: Coded: safety tips or reporting present.
    22. present: Protective guidance appears.
    23. present: Audience actions stated in this flyer.
    24. present: Coded: recipients instructed.
    25. present: Guidance present.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: T per flyer.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Date or clock time present.
    2. present: Timing anchored in this flyer.
    3. present: Coded: when info appears.
    4. present: Recency present.
    5. present: Temporal cue exists in this flyer.
    6. present: Coded: date or clock time present.
    7. present: Timing anchored.
    8. present: When info appears in this flyer.
    9. present: Coded: recency present.
    10. present: Temporal cue exists.
    11. present: Date or clock time present in this flyer.
    12. present: Coded: timing anchored.
    13. present: When info appears.
    14. present: Recency present in this flyer.
    15. present: Coded: temporal cue exists.
    16. present: Date or clock time present.
    17. present: Timing anchored in this flyer.
    18. present: Coded: when info appears.
    19. present: Recency present.
    20. present: Temporal cue exists in this flyer.
    21. present: Coded: date or clock time present.
    22. present: Timing anchored.
    23. present: When info appears in this flyer.
    24. present: Coded: recency present.
    25. present: Temporal cue exists.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: I per flyer.

    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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    1. present: Force or theft consequence stated.
    2. present: Impact present in this flyer.
    3. present: Coded: severity indicated.
    4. present: Consequence appears.
    5. present: Outcome stated in this flyer.
    6. present: Coded: force or theft consequence stated.
    7. present: Impact present.
    8. present: Severity indicated in this flyer.
    9. present: Coded: consequence appears.
    10. present: Outcome stated.
    11. present: Force or theft consequence stated in this flyer.
    12. present: Coded: impact present.
    13. present: Severity indicated.
    14. present: Consequence appears in this flyer.
    15. present: Coded: outcome stated.
    16. present: Force or theft consequence stated.
    17. present: Impact present in this flyer.
    18. present: Coded: severity indicated.
    19. present: Consequence appears.
    20. present: Outcome stated in this flyer.
    21. present: Coded: force or theft consequence stated.
    22. present: Impact present.
    23. present: Severity indicated in this flyer.
    24. present: Coded: consequence appears.
    25. present: Outcome stated.

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

On or about 2023-08-10, Columbia Public Safety published a Clery crime alert. Live index is Cloudflare-restricted; Wayback PDF holds the public text.
Analysis

Key Findings

Official Clery PDF complete text
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Outcome
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Provenance

Sources

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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Columbia University: Clery crime alert for a burglary near campus." Incident of August 10, 2023. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/columbia-university-burglary-burglary-529w111st-2023-08-10-2023-08-10/

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Added July 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion