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Motor scooter carjacking at Spirit Way Parking Garage

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Crime Bulletin - Carjacking of Motor Scooter On September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m., a student reported an unknown suspect threatened to spray her with pepper spray and stole their motor scooter. This occurred at the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage. The suspect pushed the victim off of their scooter and attempted to grab their cellular phone. The suspect drove off on the victim's scooter and was last observed traveling north on stadium drive. The suspect was described as a middle eastern male, in his forties, approximately 5'6" tall wearing black sweatpants, a gray tee shirt, sunglasses, and sandals. The suspect was wearing a black backpack, and was described as having a heavy accent. The scooter is a 2018 Gator scooter, black with a white front cover and orange handlebars. The scooter has a displayed Florida Tag of MATR57. The FSU Police Department is actively investigating this case. If you have any information concerning this offense or suspect, please contact the FSU Police Department at 850-644-1234. If you wish to provide information anonymously, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS, or online at www.bbcsi.org. Remember, with Crime Stoppers, you don't have to give your name and the information you provide may make you eligible for a reward of up to $3000.
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Crime Bulletin - Carjacking of Motor Scooter On September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m., a student reported an unknown suspect threatened to spray her with pepper spray and stole their motor scooter. This occurred at the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage. The suspect pushed the victim off of their scooter and attempted to grab their cellular phone. The suspect drove off on the victim's scooter and was last observed traveling north on stadium drive. The suspect was described as a middle eastern male, in his forties, approximately 5'6" tall wearing black sweatpants, a gray tee shirt, sunglasses, and sandals. The suspect was wearing a black backpack, and was described as having a heavy accent. The scooter is a 2018 Gator scooter, black with a white front cover and orange handlebars. The scooter has a displayed Florida Tag of MATR57. The FSU Police Department is actively investigating this case. If you have any information concerning this offense or suspect, please contact the FSU Police Department at 850-644-1234. If you wish to provide information anonymously, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS, or online at www.bbcsi.org. Remember, with Crime Stoppers, you don't have to give your name and the information you provide may make you eligible for a reward of up to $3000.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the bulletin names the "FSU Police Department" as the investigating agency and contact.

    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: It names the 'FSU Police Department' as investigating and as the contact.
    2. present: It names the FSU Police Department as investigating and as the contact.
    3. present: It names the FSU Police Department as investigating.
    4. present: The FSU Police Department is named.
    5. present: It names 'The FSU Police Department' as the investigating authority.
    6. present: The FSU Police Department is named as the investigating agency.
    7. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating.
    8. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating.
    9. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating agency.
    10. present: It says 'The FSU Police Department is actively investigating this case'.
    11. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating and issuing the bulletin.
    12. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating.
    13. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating agency.
    14. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating and as the contact.
    15. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating.
    16. present: "The FSU Police Department" is named as investigating.
    17. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating and receiving information.
    18. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating and issuing the bulletin.
    19. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating agency.
    20. present: Titled a Crime Bulletin and names the FSU Police Department investigating.
    21. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating.
    22. present: The 'FSU Police Department' is named as investigating agency.
    23. present: The FSU Police Department is named as investigating and taking information.
    24. present: It names the FSU Police Department, with a "Crime Bulletin" header.
    25. present: It says 'The FSU Police Department is actively investigating this case', naming the responding agency.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it names a "Carjacking of Motor Scooter" involving a pepper spray threat.

    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 names a 'Carjacking of Motor Scooter' with a pepper spray threat.
    2. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    3. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    4. present: Names a carjacking of a motor scooter.
    5. present: It names a 'Carjacking of Motor Scooter' involving a pepper spray threat.
    6. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    7. present: Names a carjacking of a motor scooter.
    8. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter.
    9. present: It names a "Carjacking of Motor Scooter".
    10. present: It names the crime: 'Carjacking of Motor Scooter' with a pepper spray threat.
    11. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter.
    12. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    13. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter.
    14. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    15. present: Describes a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    16. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    17. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter.
    18. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter.
    19. present: Names a carjacking with a pepper spray threat.
    20. present: Names a carjacking of a motor scooter with pepper spray threat.
    21. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with pepper spray threat.
    22. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    23. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter with a pepper spray threat.
    24. present: It names a carjacking of a motor scooter.
    25. present: It is titled 'Carjacking of Motor Scooter' and describes a suspect threatening pepper spray and stealing the scooter.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it places the crime at "the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage".

    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 gives 'the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage'.
    2. present: It names the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    3. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    4. present: Northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    5. present: It gives 'the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage'.
    6. present: It says the crime occurred at the "Spirit Way Parking Garage".
    7. present: Gives the Spirit Way Parking Garage northwest entrance.
    8. present: It says the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    9. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    10. present: It says 'the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage'.
    11. present: It cites the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    12. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    13. present: It gives the Spirit Way Parking Garage entrance.
    14. present: It names the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    15. present: At the 'Spirit Way Parking Garage' entrance.
    16. present: It gives "the Spirit Way Parking Garage".
    17. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    18. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    19. present: Gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    20. present: Northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    21. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    22. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the 'Spirit Way Parking Garage'.
    23. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    24. present: It gives the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage.
    25. present: It places the crime at 'the northwest entrance to the Spirit Way Parking Garage'.
  • Guidanceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, unanimously: the bulletin only asks people with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers, which is a tip request rather than a protective action.

    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. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers, with no protective action for recipients.
    2. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police, with no protective action.
    3. absent: It only asks for tips to police, with no protective action for recipients.
    4. absent: Only a request for information to police or Crime Stoppers; no protective action.
    5. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers, which is a tip request rather than a protective action.
    6. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police, with no protective action for recipients.
    7. absent: Only asks people with information to contact police; no protective action.
    8. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers, not a protective action.
    9. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police, with no protective action.
    10. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers, which is a tip request, not a protective action.
    11. absent: It only asks for information and tips, with no protective action for recipients.
    12. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police, not a protective action.
    13. absent: It only asks for information to police, with no protective action.
    14. absent: It only asks for information to police or Crime Stoppers, with no protective action.
    15. absent: Only asks those with information to contact police; no protective action.
    16. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police; no protective action is given.
    17. absent: It only asks for information and tips; no protective action is given.
    18. absent: It only asks for information and tips, with no protective action for recipients.
    19. absent: Only asks people with information to contact police; no protective action.
    20. absent: Only asks people with information to call; no protective action is given.
    21. absent: It only asks for information and tips, with no protective action.
    22. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers, not a protective action.
    23. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police; no protective action is given.
    24. absent: It only asks people with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers, which is not a protective action.
    25. absent: It only asks people with information to contact FSU Police or Crime Stoppers, which is a tip request rather than a protective action.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it gives "September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.".

    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 'September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.'.
    2. present: It gives September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    3. present: It gives September 28, 2018 at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    4. present: September 28, 2018 at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    5. present: It gives 'September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.'.
    6. present: It gives "September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m."
    7. present: Gives September 28, 2018 at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    8. present: It gives September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    9. present: It gives September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    10. present: It gives 'September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.'.
    11. present: It states September 28, 2018 at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    12. present: It gives September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    13. present: It gives September 28, 2018 at about 2:24 p.m.
    14. present: It gives September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    15. present: Gives 'September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.'.
    16. present: It gives "September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.".
    17. present: It states September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    18. present: It gives September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    19. present: Gives 'September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.'
    20. present: September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    21. present: It dates it September 28, 2018 at about 2:24 p.m.
    22. present: It gives 'September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.'.
    23. present: It gives 'September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.'.
    24. present: It gives September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.
    25. present: It gives 'On September 28, 2018, at approximately 2:24 p.m.' as the incident time.
  • Impactpresent16/25

    Final assessment

    Present by a 16 to 9 majority: the suspect "threatened to spray her with pepper spray" and pushed the victim off the scooter, conveying harm. Dissenters saw only a crime narrative with no stated injury or consequence.

    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: It narrates the crime but states no consequence or severity for the community.
    2. present: It says the suspect threatened pepper spray and pushed the victim off the scooter, conveying harm.
    3. absent: No injury, severity, or potential consequence is stated.
    4. present: Describes a pepper spray threat and the victim being pushed off the scooter.
    5. absent: It narrates the theft without stating injury, danger, or potential consequences for readers.
    6. present: It reports the suspect "pushed the victim off" the scooter, a physical attack on a person.
    7. absent: Describes the theft but states no injuries or severity.
    8. present: It says the suspect threatened pepper spray and pushed the victim off the scooter, conveying physical harm.
    9. present: It describes a pepper spray threat and the victim being pushed off the scooter.
    10. absent: It narrates the crime but states no injury, consequence, or severity.
    11. present: It describes a pepper spray threat and the victim being pushed off, conveying harm.
    12. present: It describes the victim being threatened with pepper spray and pushed off the scooter.
    13. present: It says the suspect threatened pepper spray and pushed the victim off the scooter.
    14. absent: It does not state any severity or potential harm to the community.
    15. absent: No injury or severity statement is included.
    16. absent: It narrates the theft; no injury or severity statement appears.
    17. present: It describes the victim being threatened with pepper spray and pushed off the scooter.
    18. present: It describes a pepper spray threat and the victim being pushed off the scooter.
    19. absent: Describes the crime without stating severity or potential harm.
    20. present: The suspect pushed the victim off the scooter, stating physical harm.
    21. present: It says the suspect threatened pepper spray and pushed the victim off, conveying harm.
    22. present: The victim was threatened with pepper spray and pushed off the scooter, conveying physical harm.
    23. present: It describes the victim being threatened with pepper spray and pushed off the scooter.
    24. present: It describes a pepper spray threat and the victim being pushed off the scooter, conveying physical danger.
    25. present: It says the suspect 'threatened to spray her with pepper spray' and 'pushed the victim off', conveying physical harm.

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Florida State University Police publishes Campus Safety Notices and Crime Bulletins on its archived timely-warnings page.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Florida State University: Motor scooter carjacking at Spirit Way Parking Garage." Incident of September 28, 2018. Added July 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/florida-state-university-motor-scooter-carjacking-at-spirit-way-parkin-2018-09-28/

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