Timely warning for package burglaries on 122nd and Morningside
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedColumbia Public Safety issued Clery Crime Alert W04 for package burglaries on February 9, 2026 at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive, with piggybacking and intercom buzzing entry.
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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 Burglaries/Package Thefts Columbia University Public Safety was recently informed that two Burglaries occurred on February 9th, 2026, at 540 West 122nd Street and at 100 Morningside Drive. A video review shows that the individual "piggybacked" into the building at 540 West 122nd Street at 11:07am. Once inside, the individual removed several packages. The same individual then rang the intercom system until they were buzzed into 100 Morningside Drive at 1:05pm. Once inside, the individual opened several packages and removed their contents. The individual is shown in the photo below. If you have any additional information about these incidents, please contact Public Safety at 212-854-2797. Harm Reduction Strategies: Make sure the door locks behind you every time you enter or exit a building. Do not buzz people into a building unless you know who they are and what they are doing. Stay informed about delivery statuses and estimated arrival times and try to retrieve your package(s) in a timely manner. Sign up for free services such as FedEx Delivery Manager® and UPS My Choice® or use an Amazon Pick Up Location, such as a locker or local store. Many online retailers allow you to send directly to a local shipping center or retail store at check out. Nearby shipping stores with secure delivery options include: FedEx Office Ship Center (116th and Broadway) UPS Store (115th and Broadway) UPS Store (42 Tiemann Place - Between Broadway and Claremont Ave) Disclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety 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. For additional information, please visit our Clery Act website or email ps-compliance@columbia.edu.
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Source present. Columbia University Public Safety is named.
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: Columbia University Public Safety issues this Clery Crime Alert, identifying the sender.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the source, under a Clery Crime Alert signature.
- present: The alert identifies Columbia University Public Safety as the source of the Clery Crime Alert.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the sender under the Clery Crime Alert label.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the source, with the Clery Crime Alert brand.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the office that issued the Clery Crime Alert.
- present: Branded "Clery Crime Alert" plus "Columbia University Public Safety" identifies who is sending the warning.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the sender under the Clery Crime Alert heading.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety and the Clery Crime Alert header identify who issued the warning.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the source, with a Clery Crime Alert header.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the sender of the Clery Crime Alert.
- present: The message is a Clery Crime Alert issued under Columbia University Public Safety, a named campus authority.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the source of this Clery Crime Alert.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the agency that received the report and takes tips.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety and the Clery Crime Alert header identify who is issuing the warning.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the informed authority and as the unit to contact.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the source under a Clery Crime Alert heading.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the source, with a Clery Crime Alert title.
- present: The alert identifies Columbia University Public Safety as the source of this Clery Crime Alert.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the source, and the message is labeled a Clery Crime Alert.
- present: "Clery Crime Alert" plus "Columbia University Public Safety" identifies who is sending the warning.
- present: The alert identifies Columbia University Public Safety as the source of the warning.
- present: Clery Crime Alert branding and Columbia University Public Safety identify who is sending the warning.
- present: The sender is identified as Columbia University Public Safety under a Clery Crime Alert heading.
- present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the sender of this Clery Crime Alert.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Hazard present. Burglary or package theft is named.
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: The heading and body name burglaries and package thefts.
- present: The title and body specify burglaries and package thefts as the threat.
- present: It names burglaries and package thefts as the specific threat.
- present: The text names burglaries and package thefts as the specific threat.
- present: The alert specifies burglaries and package thefts rather than an unnamed emergency or situation.
- present: The alert names burglaries and package thefts as the specific threat, not a generic incident.
- present: The heading and body name "Burglaries/Package Thefts" as the specific hazard.
- present: The heading and body name burglaries and package thefts as the specific hazard.
- present: The heading and body name burglaries and package thefts as the specific threat.
- present: The headline and body name burglaries and package thefts as the specific crimes.
- present: The alert names burglaries and package thefts as the threat.
- present: It explicitly names two burglaries and package thefts as the hazard.
- present: The heading and body name burglaries and package thefts as the specific threat.
- present: The heading and body name Burglaries/Package Thefts as the specific threat.
- present: The heading Burglaries/Package Thefts and the body report two burglaries with packages taken.
- present: The heading and body specify Burglaries/Package Thefts, including packages being removed inside the buildings.
- present: The heading and narrative specify burglaries and package thefts as the threat.
- present: The alert names burglaries and package thefts as the specific threat.
- present: It names two burglaries and package thefts as the hazard.
- present: The alert specifies burglaries and package thefts as the threat, not an unnamed emergency.
- present: The title and body name "Burglaries/Package Thefts" as the specific threat.
- present: It names burglaries and package thefts as the specific hazard, not a generic incident.
- present: The heading and body name Burglaries/Package Thefts as the specific threat.
- present: It specifies two burglaries and package thefts, which are concrete crimes rather than a generic situation.
- present: The alert names burglaries and package thefts as the hazard, not a generic incident.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Location present. Street addresses are named.
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: Incidents are located at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: Addresses are given: 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It locates the incidents at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: Incidents are located at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It locates the events at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It places the crimes at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: Incidents are located at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: Incidents are located at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It places the incidents at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It names 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive as the locations.
- present: The incidents occurred at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It locates the events at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: Locations are given as 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It cites 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive as the crime sites.
- present: It names 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive as the buildings entered.
- present: The incidents are located at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It names 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive as the incident sites.
- present: It locates the incidents at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It gives 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive as the locations.
- present: Incidents are placed at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: Incidents are located at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It locates the crimes at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It locates the burglaries at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: Locations are given as 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
- present: It locates the crimes at 540 West 122nd Street and 100 Morningside Drive.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Guidance present. Harm-reduction instructions tell recipients what to do.
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: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people in.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not to buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are instructed to keep doors locked behind them and not to buzz unknown people in.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not to buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock the door behind them and not to buzz people in unless they know who they are.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock the door behind them and not buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not to buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not to buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: It tells readers to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are instructed to lock doors behind them, not buzz unknown people in, and retrieve packages promptly.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not to buzz people into a building unless they know who they are.
- present: Readers are told to keep the door locked behind them and not to buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to ensure doors lock, not to buzz unknown people in, and to pick up packages promptly.
- present: Harm reduction instructs people to lock the door behind them and not to buzz unknown persons into a building.
- present: Readers are told not to buzz unknown people in, to let doors lock, and to pick up packages promptly.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not to buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not to buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: It instructs readers to keep doors locked behind them and not buzz unknown people into buildings.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into a building.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not buzz people in unless they know who they are and why they are there.
- present: Readers are told to lock doors behind them and not buzz unknown people into a building.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads find Time present. Dates and clock times are in the text.
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: It reports February 9th, 2026, with entry times 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: Incidents are timed to February 9th, 2026 at 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: Both events are timed on February 9th, 2026 at 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It gives February 9th, 2026 plus clock times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: The burglaries are dated February 9th, 2026, with clock times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It gives the date February 9th, 2026, plus entry times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It reports February 9th, 2026 with entry times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It reports February 9th, 2026 with clock times 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: Incidents are dated February 9th, 2026, with clock times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: The date February 9th, 2026 and times 11:07am and 1:05pm appear in the text.
- present: It gives February 9th, 2026 and clock times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It states February 9th, 2026 plus the clock times 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It reports February 9th, 2026 with times 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: Incidents occurred on February 9th, 2026 at 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: Incidents are dated February 9th, 2026 at 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It dates the crimes February 9th, 2026, gives 11:07am and 1:05pm, and says Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: The burglaries are dated February 9th, 2026, with times 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It reports February 9th, 2026, and clock times 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: Incidents are dated February 9th, 2026, at 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: The burglaries are dated February 9th, 2026, with entry times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It reports February 9th, 2026 with clock times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It reports February 9th, 2026 with entry times of 11:07am and 1:05pm.
- present: It gives February 9th, 2026 and clock times 11:07am and 1:05pm for the entries.
- present: It gives February 9th, 2026 plus clock times of 11:07am and 1:05pm, and says Public Safety was recently informed.
- present: The date February 9th, 2026 appears with clock times 11:07am and 1:05pm.
Impactabsent2/25
Final assessment
2 of 25 reads find Impact present, 23/25 absent. Majority absent. Naming the crime does not state harm or severity beyond the Clery disclaimer.
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: The text describes stolen packages but gives no injury, danger, or other harm language.
- absent: Nothing says what the burglaries could do to people or how severe they are, only that packages were taken.
- absent: Removing packages describes the crime itself, without any stated consequence or severity.
- absent: No consequence or severity language such as dangerous or risk of injury appears.
- absent: Package removal is the incident narrative, with no consequence or severity stated beyond the hazard name.
- absent: Package removal is described as what happened, with no statement of danger, injury risk, or severity.
- absent: The text never says what harm the thefts could cause, only that packages were taken.
- absent: Nothing describes how serious the burglaries are or what harm they could cause beyond the theft itself.
- absent: Package removal is the crime named as the hazard, with no extra severity or harm language.
- absent: Nothing states what the burglaries could do to people or how severe they are beyond naming the thefts.
- absent: Nothing describes injury, danger, or other harm beyond the theft of packages.
- absent: No wording describes injury, danger, or how severe the burglaries could be beyond naming the thefts.
- absent: The text does not say what harm could result or how serious the threat is, aside from describing the thefts.
- absent: Nothing states injury, danger, or other harm the burglaries could cause to people or property.
- absent: Nothing states severity or harm beyond the named burglaries and stolen packages.
- absent: No severity or future harm is stated, only that package thefts already occurred.
- absent: No severity or harm language appears, only an account of packages being taken.
- absent: No injury, danger, or other harm language appears beyond describing packages being stolen.
- absent: Package removal restates the crime and does not add explicit harm, danger, or severity language.
- absent: Removing packages describes the crime already named, with no statement of injury or other harm.
- absent: It describes stolen packages but gives no consequence or seriousness beyond the crime name.
- absent: Removing packages describes the crime itself, with no stated harm, injury, or severity for recipients.
- present: Boilerplate says the university alerts when crimes represent a serious or continuous threat to the community.
- present: Boilerplate states Clery timely warnings are for crimes that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community.
- absent: Removed packages describe the crime itself, with no stated consequence such as dangerous or may cause injury.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Columbia University: Timely warning for package burglaries on 122nd and Morningside." Incident of February 9, 2026. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/columbia-university-package-thefts-122nd-morningside-2026-02-09/
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