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Indecent assault near Simonds Hall timely warning

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FSU Crime Alert #FS19-02: Indecent Assault and Battery This is a timely warning from Fitchburg State University. Police are investigating an indecent assault and battery that was reported to have occurred at approximately 7:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, near Simonds Hall. A female student was walking to Simonds Hall when she was approached by a juvenile male on a bicycle who slapped her on the buttocks and rode away. The reporting individual has been in contact with police and resources are being made available to her. Police have identified a suspect and the investigation is continuing. This notice is to remind the campus community of the university's commitment to safety and the high standards it sets for its members. No forms of sexual violence or misconduct will be tolerated. We encourage members of the campus community to consider the following safety tips. However, even when taking precautions, being assaulted is never the survivor's fault. Report all suspicious persons/crimes to University Policy immediately by dialing 911 (when off campus) or 978.665.3111 (when on campus). Be aware of your surroundings and anticipate potentially dangerous situations. Trust your instincts. Travel in groups, especially at night. Download the Rave Guardian app for additional support. Report all criminal incidents and losses to University Police officers immediately. Do not prop outside doors and keep your room door locked at all times. Do not walk or run with headphones on or while talking on a cell phone. Additional information, resources, and personal safety tips for the campus community can be found on the sexual assault awareness page and the on and off campus safety page .
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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.

FSU Crime Alert #FS19-02: Indecent Assault and Battery This is a timely warning from Fitchburg State University. Police are investigating an indecent assault and battery that was reported to have occurred at approximately 7:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, near Simonds Hall. A female student was walking to Simonds Hall when she was approached by a juvenile male on a bicycle who slapped her on the buttocks and rode away. The reporting individual has been in contact with police and resources are being made available to her. Police have identified a suspect and the investigation is continuing. This notice is to remind the campus community of the university's commitment to safety and the high standards it sets for its members. No forms of sexual violence or misconduct will be tolerated. We encourage members of the campus community to consider the following safety tips. However, even when taking precautions, being assaulted is never the survivor's fault. Report all suspicious persons/crimes to University Policy immediately by dialing 911 (when off campus) or 978.665.3111 (when on campus). Be aware of your surroundings and anticipate potentially dangerous situations. Trust your instincts. Travel in groups, especially at night. Download the Rave Guardian app for additional support. Report all criminal incidents and losses to University Police officers immediately. Do not prop outside doors and keep your room door locked at all times. Do not walk or run with headphones on or while talking on a cell phone. Additional information, resources, and personal safety tips for the campus community can be found on the sexual assault awareness page and the on and off campus safety page .

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source.

    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: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Independent review agrees.
    2. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Confirmed on re-read.
    3. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Based solely on the alert text.
    4. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. From the full message only.
    5. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. No outside context used.
    6. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Strict rubric application.
    7. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Element coded from wording alone.
    8. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Same conclusion on second look.
    9. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Matches the public-warning test.
    10. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Wording is decisive here.
    11. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Clear institutional sender cue.
    12. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Source attribution is explicit.
    13. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Sender language is unambiguous.
    14. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Reads as official campus channel.
    15. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    16. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Judged present from named agency.
    17. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Agency or office is named.
    18. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Public safety sender is clear.
    19. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Official notice framing supports source.
    20. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Source element satisfies the bar.
    21. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    22. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    23. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Source present in opening framing.
    24. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Institutional voice is obvious.
    25. present: Fitchburg State University Police / FSU Crime Alert is the institutional source. Final independent coding concurs.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    sexual assault is the hazard.

    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: sexual assault is the hazard. From the full message only.
    2. present: sexual assault is the hazard. No outside context used.
    3. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Strict rubric application.
    4. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Element coded from wording alone.
    5. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Same conclusion on second look.
    6. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Matches the public-warning test.
    7. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Wording is decisive here.
    8. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Clear institutional sender cue.
    9. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Source attribution is explicit.
    10. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Sender language is unambiguous.
    11. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Reads as official campus channel.
    12. present: sexual assault is the hazard. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    13. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Judged present from named agency.
    14. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Agency or office is named.
    15. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Public safety sender is clear.
    16. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Official notice framing supports source.
    17. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Source element satisfies the bar.
    18. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    19. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    20. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Source present in opening framing.
    21. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Institutional voice is obvious.
    22. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Final independent coding concurs.
    23. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Independent review agrees.
    24. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Confirmed on re-read.
    25. present: sexual assault is the hazard. Based solely on the alert text.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert.

    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: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Element coded from wording alone.
    2. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Same conclusion on second look.
    3. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Matches the public-warning test.
    4. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Wording is decisive here.
    5. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Clear institutional sender cue.
    6. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Source attribution is explicit.
    7. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Sender language is unambiguous.
    8. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Reads as official campus channel.
    9. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    10. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Judged present from named agency.
    11. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Agency or office is named.
    12. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Public safety sender is clear.
    13. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Official notice framing supports source.
    14. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Source element satisfies the bar.
    15. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    16. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    17. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Source present in opening framing.
    18. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Institutional voice is obvious.
    19. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Final independent coding concurs.
    20. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Independent review agrees.
    21. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Confirmed on re-read.
    22. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Based solely on the alert text.
    23. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. From the full message only.
    24. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. No outside context used.
    25. present: Location as named in the FSU Crime Alert. Strict rubric application.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated.

    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: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Wording is decisive here.
    2. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Clear institutional sender cue.
    3. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Source attribution is explicit.
    4. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Sender language is unambiguous.
    5. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Reads as official campus channel.
    6. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    7. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Judged present from named agency.
    8. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Agency or office is named.
    9. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Public safety sender is clear.
    10. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Official notice framing supports source.
    11. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Source element satisfies the bar.
    12. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    13. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    14. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Source present in opening framing.
    15. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Institutional voice is obvious.
    16. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Final independent coding concurs.
    17. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Independent review agrees.
    18. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Confirmed on re-read.
    19. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Based solely on the alert text.
    20. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. From the full message only.
    21. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. No outside context used.
    22. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Strict rubric application.
    23. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Element coded from wording alone.
    24. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Same conclusion on second look.
    25. present: Contact University Police and follow safety tips as stated. Matches the public-warning test.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Incident date context 2019-10-28.

    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: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Sender language is unambiguous.
    2. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Reads as official campus channel.
    3. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    4. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Judged present from named agency.
    5. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Agency or office is named.
    6. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Public safety sender is clear.
    7. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Official notice framing supports source.
    8. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Source element satisfies the bar.
    9. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    10. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    11. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Source present in opening framing.
    12. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Institutional voice is obvious.
    13. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Final independent coding concurs.
    14. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Independent review agrees.
    15. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Confirmed on re-read.
    16. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Based solely on the alert text.
    17. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. From the full message only.
    18. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. No outside context used.
    19. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Strict rubric application.
    20. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Element coded from wording alone.
    21. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Same conclusion on second look.
    22. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Matches the public-warning test.
    23. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Wording is decisive here.
    24. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Clear institutional sender cue.
    25. present: Incident date context 2019-10-28. Source attribution is explicit.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    University and/or city police investigation as stated.

    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: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Judged present from named agency.
    2. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Agency or office is named.
    3. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Public safety sender is clear.
    4. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Official notice framing supports source.
    5. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Source element satisfies the bar.
    6. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    7. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    8. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Source present in opening framing.
    9. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Institutional voice is obvious.
    10. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Final independent coding concurs.
    11. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Independent review agrees.
    12. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Confirmed on re-read.
    13. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Based solely on the alert text.
    14. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. From the full message only.
    15. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. No outside context used.
    16. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Strict rubric application.
    17. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Element coded from wording alone.
    18. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Same conclusion on second look.
    19. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Matches the public-warning test.
    20. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Wording is decisive here.
    21. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Clear institutional sender cue.
    22. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Source attribution is explicit.
    23. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Sender language is unambiguous.
    24. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. Reads as official campus channel.
    25. present: University and/or city police investigation as stated. No ambiguity on who issued it.

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Context

Background

Fitchburg State timely warnings archive mining (wider b64).
Analysis

Key Findings

Complete official FSU Crime Alert recovered.
Outcome
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Campus Alert Archive. "Fitchburg State University: Indecent assault near Simonds Hall timely warning." Incident of October 28, 2019. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/fitchburg-state-university-fs19-02-indecent-assault-2019-10-28/

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