Burglary at grounds maintenance shop prompts Cornell Crime Alert

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Cornell University Police Department is named as the responding authority.

  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: Names Cornell University Police Department and Cornell University Police as responding and urging agency.
  2. present: Names Cornell University Police Department and Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center as the issuing authorities.
  3. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responding authority and Cornell University Police as the community messaging source.
  4. present: Identifies the Cornell University Police Department as the responding agency and Cornell University Police as the community advisory source.
  5. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responding authority and Cornell University Police as the community messaging source.
  6. present: Names Cornell University Police Department and Cornell University Police as the responding and issuing authority.
  7. present: Names the Cornell University Police Department as the responding and issuing authority, and later the Cornell University Police.
  8. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responding and urging authority, plus Public Safety Communications Center for tips.
  9. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responder and Cornell University Police as the urging authority.
  10. present: Identifies the Cornell University Police Department and Cornell University Police as the responding and issuing authority.
  11. present: Identifies the Cornell University Police Department as the responding and urging authority, plus the Public Safety Communications Center tip line.
  12. present: The text identifies the Cornell University Police Department as the responding authority and later the Cornell University Police as the agency urging the community.
  13. present: Sender identified as Cornell University Police Department (response) and Cornell University Police (community urge).
  14. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responding and urging authority.
  15. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responding and urging authority, plus Public Safety Communications Center for tips.
  16. present: Sender is identified as the Cornell University Police Department, which responded and later urged the community.
  17. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responding authority and Cornell University Police as the community message source.
  18. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responding authority and Cornell University Police as the voice urging the community.
  19. present: Identifies the Cornell University Police Department as the responding authority and the Cornell University Police as the voice urging the community.
  20. present: Identifies the Cornell University Police Department as the responding agency and Cornell University Police as the urging authority.
  21. present: Identifies the Cornell University Police Department as the responding agency and Cornell University Police as the community safety voice.
  22. present: Sender is clear: Cornell University Police Department responded and Cornell University Police urge the community.
  23. present: Names the Cornell University Police Department as the responding agency and Cornell University Police as the body urging community precautions.
  24. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responder and Cornell University Police as the authority urging community precautions.
  25. present: Identifies Cornell University Police Department as the responding authority and Cornell University Police as the body urging safety steps.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  The alert names a specific hazard (burglary with theft, or coyote bite).

  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: Reports a burglary with an unknown individual entering an unoccupied building and stealing property.
  2. present: Names a specific threat as burglary, with an unknown individual entering and stealing property.
  3. present: Names a specific hazard: burglary, with an unknown person entering an unoccupied building and stealing property.
  4. present: Names burglary as the offense, with an unknown person entering the unoccupied building and stealing property.
  5. present: Names burglary as the specific threat: an unknown individual entered the unoccupied building and stole property.
  6. present: Identifies the threat as a burglary, with an unknown person entering and stealing property.
  7. present: Specifically names a burglary in which an unknown individual entered and stole property.
  8. present: Names a burglary: an unknown individual entered the unoccupied building and stole property.
  9. present: Names a burglary in which an unknown person entered the shop and stole property.
  10. present: Names a specific burglary: an unknown individual entered the unoccupied building and stole property.
  11. present: Names a burglary: an unknown person entered the unoccupied shop and stole property.
  12. present: It specifically names a burglary in which an unknown person entered an unoccupied building and stole property.
  13. present: Hazard named as burglary: unknown person entered unoccupied shop and stole property.
  14. present: Names a burglary in which an unknown person entered the unoccupied building and stole property.
  15. present: Names a specific threat: burglary, with an unknown individual entering the building and stealing property.
  16. present: Hazard is named as a burglary in which an unknown person entered and stole property.
  17. present: Names burglary as the crime: an unknown person entered the unoccupied shop and stole property.
  18. present: Names burglary as the specific threat: an unknown person entered the unoccupied building and stole property.
  19. present: Names a burglary in which an unknown person entered an unoccupied building and stole property.
  20. present: Names burglary as the specific crime: an unknown individual entered the unoccupied building and stole property.
  21. present: Names burglary as the offense: an unknown person entered the unoccupied shop and stole property.
  22. present: Hazard is named as a burglary, with an unknown person entering and taking property.
  23. present: Identifies the threat as a burglary in which an unknown person entered an unoccupied building and stole property.
  24. present: Names a burglary: an unknown person entered the unoccupied shop and stole property.
  25. present: Names burglary as the specific crime: an unknown individual entered the unoccupied shop and stole property.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  The alert names a building, street address, or trail landmark.

  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: Specifies Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop at 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  2. present: Gives a specific place: Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  3. present: Gives a precise place: Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  4. present: Places the event at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  5. present: Places the incident at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  6. present: Gives Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop at 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  7. present: Gives Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop at 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  8. present: Locates the incident at Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  9. present: Places the event at Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  10. present: Places the event at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  11. present: Places the incident at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  12. present: It places the incident at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  13. present: Place given as Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  14. present: Gives Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop at 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  15. present: Gives Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca as the place.
  16. present: Location is the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  17. present: Places the event at Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  18. present: Places the incident at Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  19. present: Places the event at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  20. present: Places the event at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  21. present: Places the event at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  22. present: Location is the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  23. present: Specifies the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop at 121 Pleasant Grove Road in the Town of Ithaca.
  24. present: Places the event at Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
  25. present: Locates the incident at the Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop, 121 Pleasant Grove Road, Town of Ithaca.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  The alert instructs protective action such as locking doors and reporting via 911 or avoiding wild animals.

  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: Urges locking unattended doors and windows and reporting suspected crime via 911 or RAVE Guardian; asks tips at 607-255-1111.
  2. present: Urges closing and locking unattended doors and windows and immediately reporting suspected crime by dialing 911.
  3. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime by dialing 911 or using RAVE Guardian.
  4. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime immediately by dialing 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  5. present: Directs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected criminal activity by dialing 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  6. present: Urges closing and locking unattended doors and windows and reporting suspected crime by dialing 911 or RAVE Guardian.
  7. present: Urges closing and locking unattended doors and windows and reporting suspected crime by dialing 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  8. present: Instructs recipients to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime by 911 or RAVE Guardian.
  9. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime by dialing 911 or using RAVE Guardian.
  10. present: Urges recipients to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime by dialing 911 or using the RAVE Guardian app.
  11. present: Urges closing and locking unattended doors and windows and reporting suspected crime immediately via 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  12. present: It tells the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime right away by 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  13. present: Protective advice: close and lock unattended doors and windows; report suspected crime via 911 or RAVE Guardian; tip line (607) 255-1111.
  14. present: Instructs closing and locking unattended doors and windows and immediately reporting suspected crime via 911 or RAVE Guardian.
  15. present: Instructs recipients to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime by dialing 911 or using RAVE Guardian.
  16. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime via 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  17. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime by 911 or RAVE Guardian.
  18. present: Instructs protective steps: close and lock unattended doors and windows, and report suspected crime by dialing 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  19. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime by dialing 911 or using RAVE Guardian.
  20. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime by dialing 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  21. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime at once via 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  22. present: Recipients are told to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime via 911 or RAVE Guardian.
  23. present: Urges recipients to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime immediately via 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  24. present: Instructs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected crime immediately via 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
  25. present: Directs the community to close and lock unattended doors and windows and to report suspected criminal activity immediately via 911 or the RAVE Guardian app.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  The alert includes clock times and dates for the response and incident window.

  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: Gives response time about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and theft window 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  2. present: States January 9, 2026 at about 8:11 a.m., plus the theft window of 3:00 p.m. January 8 through 7:00 a.m. January 9.
  3. present: States response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  4. present: Gives January 9, 2026 at about 8:11 a.m. for the response and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  5. present: Gives response timing of about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  6. present: States January 9, 2026 at about 8:11 a.m. and the theft window of 3:00 p.m. Jan 8 to 7:00 a.m. Jan 9.
  7. present: States response at about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026, and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9.
  8. present: States response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  9. present: States response at about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  10. present: Gives response timing of about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  11. present: States police response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 through 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  12. present: It gives January 9, 2026 at about 8:11 a.m. for the response and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. on January 8 to 7:00 a.m. on January 9, 2026.
  13. present: Clocked times: police response ~8:11 a.m. January 9, 2026; theft window 3:00 p.m. January 8 through 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  14. present: States response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and theft between 3:00 p.m. January 8 and 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  15. present: States January 9, 2026 at about 8:11 a.m., and the theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  16. present: Includes response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and the theft interval from 3:00 p.m. January 8 through 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  17. present: Gives police response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 through 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  18. present: Gives police response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  19. present: Gives response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  20. present: Gives approximately 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 for the response and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9.
  21. present: Gives police response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 through 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  22. present: Includes response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  23. present: Provides a response time of about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a crime window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  24. present: Gives 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 for the response and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. January 8 to 7:00 a.m. January 9, 2026.
  25. present: Gives response about 8:11 a.m. on January 9, 2026 and a theft window from 3:00 p.m. on January 8, 2026 through 7:00 a.m. on January 9, 2026.
• Impactabsent11/25

  Final assessment

  Majority codes Impact absent for burglary notices that state property stolen as the offense without separate severity language.

  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: States property was stolen from the building as a concrete impact of the incident.
  2. absent: Reports property was stolen but does not state consequence or severity language such as dangerous or risk of harm.
  3. absent: Describes stolen property as part of the completed burglary but gives no severity or consequence language such as dangerous or life-threatening.
  4. absent: Mentions stolen property as part of the burglary account but does not convey severity or broader harm such as danger or risk of injury.
  5. absent: Mentions stolen property as part of the burglary account but does not state severity or broader consequences such as danger or injury risk.
  6. absent: Reports past theft of property but does not state consequence or severity such as danger or injury risk to recipients.
  7. absent: Describes stolen property as the offense fact but gives no severity or consequence language such as dangerous or life-threatening.
  8. absent: Reports that property was stolen as incident detail, but gives no severity or consequence language such as dangerous or risk of harm.
  9. present: Conveys realized property loss: property was stolen from the unoccupied building.
  10. absent: No severity or consequence language beyond the offense itself; property theft is the crime description, not a separate impact statement.
  11. absent: Mentions stolen property as part of describing the burglary, but gives no severity or consequence language such as danger or injury risk.
  12. present: It states that property was stolen from the building, conveying concrete property harm from the crime.
  13. present: Impact stated as property stolen from the building.
  14. present: States that property was stolen, a concrete harm to property from the burglary.
  15. absent: Describes that property was stolen but gives no severity or consequence language such as dangerous, injury risk, or life-threatening.
  16. present: Conveys harm by stating that property was stolen from the unoccupied building.
  17. present: States that property was stolen from the building, naming concrete property harm from the burglary.
  18. present: States that property was stolen from the building, a concrete harm to property from the hazard.
  19. absent: Property theft describes the crime itself, with no separate severity or consequence language such as dangerous or life-threatening.
  20. absent: Mentions stolen property as what occurred but gives no severity or consequence language about harm or danger.
  21. present: States that property was stolen from the building, conveying realized property harm from the burglary.
  22. present: States that property was stolen from the unoccupied building, conveying harm to property.
  23. absent: Reports that property was stolen as part of describing the offense, but gives no severity or harm language such as danger or injury risk.
  24. absent: States property was stolen but adds no severity or consequence language beyond describing the burglary itself.
  25. present: States that property was stolen, conveying realized property loss as a consequence of the burglary.