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Clery Crime Alert Attempted Robbery On Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, an attempted robbery occurred inside of the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus. The complainant, a Columbia University employee, stated that they were withdrawing cash from the ATM vestibule when an unknown individual attempted to take the cash from them. A struggle ensued inside the bank but no money was taken from the victim. The incident was reported to Columbia University Public Safety on the same date at 7:30 a.m. If you have any additional information about this incident, please contact the Department of Public Safety at 212-854-2797. The suspect is male presenting with a dark complexion, a medium build, a shaved head, and a mustache. They were wearing eyeglasses, 1 red sneaker, 1 white sneaker, a blue Yankee sweatshirt, and green camouflage pants. There is no other information available at this time. Safety Tips Many banks now have security personnel in their vestibules during nonbusiness hours. Use only those vestibules whenever possible or wait until the bank opens. If your bank does not have security personnel in their vestibules when you need cash, use an ATM at an open business like a bodega. Disclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statics Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined campuses that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community. To see this and other Clery Crime Alerts, please visit our Public Safety website. For more information about Columbia University’s Clery Act compliance efforts, please contact the Department’s Clery Act Compliance Director, Roberto A. Pineda Sanchez by replying to this email.
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Columbia Public Safety Clery Crime Alert PDF (2025-W14)publicsafety.columbia.edufind archived copies
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Columbia Clery 2025-W14 flyer W14_Clery_Robbery_2824Bway_2025-05-02.pdf.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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 Attempted Robbery On Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, an attempted robbery occurred inside of the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus. The complainant, a Columbia University employee, stated that they were withdrawing cash from the ATM vestibule when an unknown individual attempted to take the cash from them. A struggle ensued inside the bank but no money was taken from the victim. The incident was reported to Columbia University Public Safety on the same date at 7:30 a.m. If you have any additional information about this incident, please contact the Department of Public Safety at 212-854-2797. The suspect is male presenting with a dark complexion, a medium build, a shaved head, and a mustache. They were wearing eyeglasses, 1 red sneaker, 1 white sneaker, a blue Yankee sweatshirt, and green camouflage pants. There is no other information available at this time. Safety Tips Many banks now have security personnel in their vestibules during nonbusiness hours. Use only those vestibules whenever possible or wait until the bank opens. If your bank does not have security personnel in their vestibules when you need cash, use an ATM at an open business like a bodega. Disclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statics Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined campuses that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community. To see this and other Clery Crime Alerts, please visit our Public Safety website. For more information about Columbia University’s Clery Act compliance efforts, please contact the Department’s Clery Act Compliance Director, Roberto A. Pineda Sanchez by replying to this email.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Source present: the Clery Crime Alert header and Columbia University Public Safety, plus the Department of Public Safety, identify the sender.

    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. present: The alert names Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety as the authority.
    2. present: "Clery Crime Alert" brands the sender, and Columbia University Public Safety is the named department.
    3. present: Clery Crime Alert, Columbia University Public Safety, and the Department of Public Safety identify the sender.
    4. present: Columbia University and the Department of Public Safety are named as the alerting and reporting authority.
    5. present: "Clery Crime Alert" and "Columbia University Public Safety" name the sender and responding authority.
    6. present: It opens as Clery Crime Alert and names Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety.
    7. present: Clery Crime Alert plus Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety name the source.
    8. present: The Clery Crime Alert names Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety as the reporting authority.
    9. present: Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety are named as the reporting and contact authority.
    10. present: The Clery Crime Alert identifies Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety as the reporting authority.
    11. present: The Clery Crime Alert identifies Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety as the issuing authority.
    12. present: "Clery Crime Alert" plus "Columbia University Public Safety" and "Columbia University" name the sender.
    13. present: Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety are named, as is Columbia University.
    14. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the reporting contact, and Columbia University is identified as the alerting institution.
    15. present: It identifies Columbia University and the Department of Public Safety as the alerting and contact authority.
    16. present: Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety are named, and Columbia University is identified in the disclaimer.
    17. present: Clery Crime Alert and Columbia University Public Safety identify the sender and responding authority.
    18. present: Columbia University Public Safety and Columbia University are identified as the source of the Clery Crime Alert.
    19. present: Clery Crime Alert plus Columbia University and the Department of Public Safety identify the source.
    20. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the reporting agency and Columbia University as the alerter.
    21. present: Clery Crime Alert plus Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety name the sender.
    22. present: Clery Crime Alert plus Columbia University Public Safety and the Department of Public Safety identify the sender.
    23. present: The message identifies the Department of Public Safety and Columbia University as the alerting authority.
    24. present: The branded heading "Clery Crime Alert" and named Columbia University Public Safety identify who is sending the message.
    25. present: The branded "Clery Crime Alert" header and "Columbia University Public Safety" name the sender.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Hazard present because the text names attempted robbery as the specific threat at an ATM vestibule.

    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: It specifies "Attempted Robbery" in which someone tried to take cash from an ATM customer.
    2. present: It names "Attempted Robbery" as the specific threat at an ATM vestibule.
    3. present: The alert names Attempted Robbery as the specific threat at an ATM vestibule.
    4. present: The title and body name attempted robbery as the specific threat.
    5. present: The alert specifies "Attempted Robbery" as the threat.
    6. present: It names Attempted Robbery as the specific threat at an ATM vestibule.
    7. present: It names Attempted Robbery as the specific threat.
    8. present: It names an attempted robbery inside a bank ATM vestibule.
    9. present: The header and body name attempted robbery as the specific threat.
    10. present: It names an attempted robbery at an ATM vestibule, a specific threat.
    11. present: The heading and body name "attempted robbery", a specific crime in which someone tried to take cash.
    12. present: The heading and body name "attempted robbery" as the specific threat.
    13. present: The heading and body specify an attempted robbery at an ATM vestibule.
    14. present: The alert names an Attempted Robbery as the specific threat.
    15. present: It names a specific threat: Attempted Robbery at an ATM vestibule.
    16. present: The alert names attempted robbery as the specific threat.
    17. present: The alert names Attempted Robbery as the specific threat.
    18. present: The threat is named as an attempted robbery at an ATM vestibule.
    19. present: It names an attempted robbery as the specific threat.
    20. present: The alert names an Attempted Robbery as the specific threat.
    21. present: The alert names Attempted Robbery as the specific threat at an ATM vestibule.
    22. present: The heading names Attempted Robbery as the specific threat.
    23. present: The heading and body name an attempted robbery as the specific threat.
    24. present: The alert names "Attempted Robbery" as the specific threat.
    25. present: The alert specifies "Attempted Robbery" as the threat.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Location present: the attempt is inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.

    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: It locates the incident inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    2. present: It occurred "inside of the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus."
    3. present: It locates the crime inside of the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus.
    4. present: It locates the incident inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway at the Morningside Campus.
    5. present: It occurred "inside of the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus".
    6. present: It locates the event inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway at the Morningside Campus.
    7. present: The incident was inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway at the Morningside Campus.
    8. present: It places the attempt inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    9. present: It occurred inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway at the Morningside Campus.
    10. present: It locates the attempt inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    11. present: It locates the event "inside of the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus".
    12. present: It occurred "inside of the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus."
    13. present: It occurred inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway at the Morningside Campus.
    14. present: It locates the crime inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    15. present: It locates the incident inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway at the Morningside Campus.
    16. present: It locates the incident inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    17. present: It locates the crime inside of the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus.
    18. present: It occurred inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway at the Morningside Campus.
    19. present: The attempt occurred inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus.
    20. present: It locates the event inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    21. present: It locates the incident inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    22. present: The attempt occurred inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    23. present: It locates the event inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway on the Morningside Campus.
    24. present: It locates the crime inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus.
    25. present: It places the event inside the Chase Bank at 2824 Broadway, at the Morningside Campus.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Guidance present: safety tips tell readers to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.

    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: Tips tell people to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    2. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    3. present: Safety tips tell people to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    4. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed ATM vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    5. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed ATM vestibules or wait until the bank opens.
    6. present: Tips instruct using staffed vestibules, waiting until the bank opens, or using an ATM at an open business.
    7. present: It tells readers to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    8. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed ATM vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    9. present: Safety tips instruct people to use staffed ATM vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    10. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    11. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    12. present: Safety tips instruct using staffed ATM vestibules, waiting until the bank opens, or using an ATM at an open business.
    13. present: Tips instruct using staffed vestibules, waiting until the bank opens, or using an ATM at an open business.
    14. present: Safety tips instruct using staffed ATM vestibules, waiting until the bank opens, or using an ATM at an open business.
    15. present: Safety tips tell recipients to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    16. present: It tells readers to use staffed ATM vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    17. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed ATM vestibules or wait until the bank opens.
    18. present: Readers are told to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    19. present: Tips instruct readers to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
    20. present: Tips instruct using staffed ATM vestibules, waiting until the bank opens, or using an ATM at an open business.
    21. present: Tips instruct using staffed vestibules when possible, waiting until the bank opens, or using an ATM at an open business.
    22. present: Safety tips instruct people to use staffed ATM vestibules or wait until the bank opens.
    23. present: It instructs people to use guarded ATM vestibules, wait for the bank to open, or use an ATM at an open business.
    24. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed ATM vestibules or wait until the bank opens, or to use an ATM at an open business.
    25. present: Safety tips tell readers to use staffed vestibules, wait until the bank opens, or use an ATM at an open business.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Time present via Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, with a 7:30 a.m. report time.

    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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    1. present: It gives Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, plus a 7:30 a.m. report time.
    2. present: It states "On Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am" and a same-day 7:30 a.m. report time.
    3. present: It timestamps the attempt on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, with a 7:30 a.m. report time.
    4. present: It gives the time as Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, with a 7:30 a.m. report time.
    5. present: It states "Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am".
    6. present: It states Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, and a 7:30 a.m. report time.
    7. present: It gives Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am as the incident time.
    8. present: It gives Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am for the attempt and 7:30 a.m. for the report.
    9. present: It gives Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am as the time of the attempted robbery.
    10. present: It timestamps the attempt on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, and the report at 7:30 a.m. the same date.
    11. present: It states "Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am" and a same-day report time of 7:30 a.m.
    12. present: It timestamps the attempt "On Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am" and the report at 7:30 a.m.
    13. present: The attempt is dated Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, with a 7:30 a.m. report time.
    14. present: It timestamps the attempt as Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, with a 7:30 a.m. report time.
    15. present: It states Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, and that the incident was reported at 7:30 a.m.
    16. present: It states the crime occurred on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am.
    17. present: It gives Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am as the time of the attempt.
    18. present: The attempt is dated Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, and reported at 7:30 a.m.
    19. present: It timestamps the attempt Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am.
    20. present: It timestamps the incident on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am.
    21. present: It states the attempt occurred on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, and was reported at 7:30 a.m.
    22. present: It states Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, plus a 7:30 a.m. report time.
    23. present: It timestamps the attempt on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am, with a 7:30 a.m. report.
    24. present: It states "Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am" and a 7:30 a.m. report time.
    25. present: It gives the time "On Friday, May 2, 2025, at 7:03 am."
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Impact absent: a struggle and that no money was taken retell the crime without stating injury, danger, or severity.

    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. absent: A struggle is described and no money was taken, but no injury, danger, or severity is stated.
    2. absent: A struggle and "no money was taken" retell the crime without stating severity or potential injury.
    3. absent: A struggle and no money taken are described, but no injury, danger, or other consequence or severity is stated.
    4. absent: A struggle and no money taken describe how the attempt ended, but no severity or harm to people is stated.
    5. absent: A struggle is described, but no injury, danger, or other severity language is given.
    6. absent: A struggle and no money taken recount the event, but no injury, danger, or severity is stated.
    7. absent: A struggle is mentioned and no money was taken, but no injury, danger, or severity is stated.
    8. absent: A struggle is mentioned and no money was taken, but the text does not state injury, danger, or other severity.
    9. absent: A struggle is mentioned, but no injury, danger, or severity of harm is stated.
    10. absent: A struggle is described and no money was taken, but no injury, danger, or severity of harm is stated.
    11. absent: A struggle is described and no money was taken, but no injury, danger, or other harm severity is stated.
    12. absent: A struggle and that no money was taken recount the event, without stating injury, danger, or severity.
    13. absent: A struggle with no money taken describes the attempt, not a stated harm or severity such as injury or danger.
    14. absent: A struggle and no money taken describe the event but do not state injury, danger, or other severity.
    15. absent: A struggle and that no money was taken describe the crime, not a stated harm or severity such as injury or danger.
    16. absent: A struggle is narrated, but the message does not state potential harm or how serious the threat is for recipients.
    17. absent: A struggle is described as what happened, but no consequence or severity for recipients is stated.
    18. absent: A struggle with no money taken describes the crime and does not state injury, danger, or other consequences.
    19. absent: A struggle and no money taken describe the incident, not injury, danger, or other consequence.
    20. absent: A struggle and that no money was taken describe the event, not a stated consequence or severity for readers.
    21. absent: A struggle is mentioned and no money was taken, but no injury, danger, or severity is stated.
    22. absent: A struggle with no money taken describes the attempt, without a stated consequence or severity of harm.
    23. absent: A struggle and no money taken describe the crime outcome, not injury, danger, or how serious the harm could be.
    24. absent: A struggle and that no money was taken describe the incident, but there is no statement of injury, danger, or other severity.
    25. absent: A struggle is described and no money was taken, but no injury, danger, or other consequence is stated.

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Background

Columbia Public Safety posts Clery Crime Alerts as PDFs. Official product: the 2025-W14 warning.
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Official Clery Crime Alert PDF recovered from the Public Safety files host.
Outcome
Public Safety seeking tips at 212-854-2797.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Columbia University: Attempted robbery at a Chase ATM on Broadway." Incident of May 2, 2025. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/columbia-university-chase-broadway-attempted-robbery-2025-05-02/

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