Off-campus attempted armed robbery; no items taken
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedGeorgia Tech Police published a Clery Act Safety Alert dated 2025-12-15 concerning this incident. Full flyer text is preserved from the official GTPD crime-alerts PDF.
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Clery Act Safety Alert Off Campus Attempted Armed Robbery Incident Date/Time: December 15, 2025, at approximately 9:40 PM Incident Location: Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue Incident Description: A student was walking on Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue when two males approached from behind and demanded the student's belongings. One of the males displayed a handgun and the student dropped his belongings. The two males ran north on Atlantic Drive without taking any items. They were last seen running east on 14 th Street towards West Peachtree Street. There were no injuries reported and there are no threats to the campus. Suspect Description: Two black males, slim build, 5'5"-5'8" tall, dreadlocks, wearing black puffy jackets, black pants and blue surgical masks. One suspect was armed with a handgun. Status of Investigation: This incident is being investigated by the Atlanta Police Department. Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477). See Something, Say Something Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) by calling 404-894-2500 or by emailing crimetips@police.gatech.edu. In addition, you can help GTPD and the community fight crime. Don’t look the other way or ignore suspicious activity. If you see something that prompts concern, say something and notify GTPD immediately. Additional Safety Information for Georgia Tech Walk in well-lit areas. To report inoperative exterior campus lighting, click here. Walk with a friend or in a group. Be aware of your surroundings. Immediately report suspicious activity to the Georgia Tech Police by calling 404-894-2500. Program GTPD's number into your cell phone. For on campus transportation from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., please call Stingerette at 404-385-RIDE. Safety escorts are available through the Georgia Tech Police Department by calling 404-894-2500 or 4- GTPD. Download the LiveSafe safety app for quick access to the Georgia Tech Police Department and other safety resources. Clery Act Requirements Federal law, the Clery Act, requires colleges and universities to report certain crime statistics as well as to make timely notifications about crimes that pose a threat to the community. The purpose of this alert is to help make you aware of crime so that you are able to take appropriate precautions. For more information, please visit www.police.gatech.edu .
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads agree source is present via Clery Act Safety Alert branding and GTPD contacts.
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: Clery Act Safety Alert Off Campus Attempted Armed Robbery is official Clery product branding.
- present: Georgia Tech Police Department is named for tips while APD investigates.
- present: Source includes Clery Act Safety Alert title and GTPD contact paths.
- present: GTPD phone and crimetips email identify the campus police source.
- present: Clery Act Safety Alert is an explicit institutional warning signature.
- present: Who is sending is clear from Clery branding and GTPD safety contacts.
- present: Institutional source present via Clery Act Safety Alert and GTPD naming.
- present: The flyer is a Clery Act Safety Alert with Georgia Tech Police content.
- present: Source satisfied by Clery product label plus repeated GTPD references.
- present: Readers attribute the notice to GT Clery and Georgia Tech Police guidance.
- present: Named campus police GTPD appears in See Something and safety sections.
- present: Clery Act Safety Alert opening identifies the official warning product.
- present: Sender identity is Clery Act Safety Alert with GTPD operational details.
- present: Campus police numbers tag GTPD as the institutional authority for tips.
- present: Source present: Clery Act Safety Alert and Georgia Tech Police Department.
- present: The alert is an official Clery flyer with GTPD safety resources.
- present: Issuing brand is Clery Act Safety Alert with GTPD contacts.
- present: GTPD is named for community reporting on this attempted armed robbery flyer.
- present: Clery Act Safety Alert plus GTPD contacts meet the source element.
- present: Who issued it is conveyed by the Clery Act Safety Alert format.
- present: Branded Clery title and Georgia Tech Police references establish source.
- present: The notice attributes itself as a Clery Act Safety Alert with GTPD numbers.
- present: Source element met by Clery Act Safety Alert and GTPD naming throughout.
- present: Official campus Clery product and GTPD tip paths identify the sender.
- present: Clear source from Clery Act Safety Alert header and GTPD safety block.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
Unanimous present: Attempted Armed Robbery is specifically named, with a displayed handgun and demand for belongings.
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: Attempted Armed Robbery is named as the incident type with a displayed handgun.
- present: Hazard is attempted armed robbery: males demanded belongings and displayed a handgun.
- present: The flyer labels the event Armed Robbery (attempted), a concrete crime hazard.
- present: Named threat is attempted armed robbery at Atlantic Drive and Home Park.
- present: Hazard present because attempted armed robbery with a handgun is specified.
- present: What happened is an attempted armed robbery of a walking student.
- present: Displayed handgun and demand for belongings make the hazard specific.
- present: The subject and description both name attempted armed robbery.
- present: Attempted armed robbery is a specific public-safety hazard.
- present: Readers learn the danger type is attempted armed robbery, not a vague incident.
- present: Hazard wording: Attempted Armed Robbery at Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue.
- present: One male displayed a handgun and the student dropped belongings.
- present: Specific crime hazard: attempted armed robbery with no items taken.
- present: Names Attempted Armed Robbery rather than only emergency or situation.
- present: The alert concerns an attempted armed robbery by two described males.
- present: Threat type is attempted armed robbery involving a handgun.
- present: Attempted Armed Robbery is the stated Clery hazard on the flyer.
- present: Hazard element met by explicit attempted armed robbery labeling and narrative.
- present: A handgun demand for belongings is the named threat.
- present: What the community is warned about is an attempted armed robbery.
- present: The description recounts a displayed handgun and demands, defining armed robbery attempt.
- present: Incident type Attempted Armed Robbery is the specific hazard name.
- present: Named criminal hazard is attempted armed robbery at Atlantic and Home Park.
- present: Hazard present: attempted armed robbery with suspects running north on Atlantic.
- present: The flyer titles it Attempted Armed Robbery rather than a generic emergency.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
Unanimous agreement that Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue locates the attempted armed robbery.
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: Location is Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue, a named intersection.
- present: Incident Location field names Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue.
- present: Where: Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue for the attempted armed robbery.
- present: The attempt is fixed to a named street intersection.
- present: Location present via Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue.
- present: Suspects last seen running east on 14th Street towards West Peachtree Street.
- present: Named intersection places the attempted armed robbery geographically.
- present: Atlantic Drive and Home Park Avenue situate the walking scene.
- present: Readers are told the scene is Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue.
- present: Place language includes intersection plus flight on 14th Street.
- present: Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue is a specific named location.
- present: Geographic detail covers the intersection and eastbound flight path.
- present: Location element met by Incident Location: Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue.
- present: The warning pins the crime to a named Atlantic Drive intersection.
- present: Street names Atlantic, Home Park, 14th, and West Peachtree localize the event.
- present: Where the student was confronted is Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue.
- present: Concrete place: Atlantic Drive at Home Park Avenue.
- present: Named intersection and flight streets satisfy location.
- present: The text situates the attempt at Atlantic Drive and Home Park Avenue.
- present: Street intersection name is an unambiguous place reference.
- present: Incident Location line answers where the attempted armed robbery occurred.
- present: Location includes intersection and 14th Street toward West Peachtree flight.
- present: Atlantic Drive at Home Park is specific enough for L present.
- present: The site of the attempt is explicitly the named intersection.
- present: Named streets and intersection fully answer where.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
All reads find guidance in See Something messaging plus Additional Safety Information tips.
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: See Something, Say Something plus report tips to GTPD is recipient-facing action.
- present: Safety tips instruct walking in well-lit areas and with a friend or group.
- present: Guidance includes be aware of surroundings and report suspicious activity.
- present: Recipients are told to notify GTPD immediately if concerned.
- present: Protective tips: program GTPD, use Stingerette, request safety escorts.
- present: Download LiveSafe is an actionable safety resource instruction.
- present: The flyer gives concrete behavioral guidance after the attempt narrative.
- present: Report information to Crime Stoppers and GTPD is instructional guidance.
- present: Walk with a friend or in a group is a clear protective action.
- present: Guidance present via Additional Safety Information for Georgia Tech.
- present: Community members are directed to report suspicious activity to GTPD.
- present: See Something, Say Something is framed as a reporting instruction.
- present: Safety escorts and Stingerette transport are protective options given.
- present: The notice tells readers how to reduce walking risk after dark.
- present: Immediately report suspicious activity is explicit protective guidance.
- present: Guidance includes personal safety steps, not only investigator tip lines.
- present: Well-lit walking, group travel, and awareness are protective actions.
- present: Recipients get a multi-point safety checklist after the attempt report.
- present: Call GTPD at 404-894-2500 for escorts or tips is actionable instruction.
- present: The Clery flyer ends with safety practices the community should follow.
- present: Protective guidance spans reporting, lighting, companions, and transport.
- present: Say something and notify GTPD immediately is a direct recipient directive.
- present: Additional Safety Information section supplies the guidance element.
- present: Instructional content includes LiveSafe, Stingerette, and well-lit routes.
- present: Guidance present through See Something messaging and detailed safety tips.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
Unanimous present: Incident Date/Time states December 15, 2025, at approximately 9:40 PM.
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: Incident Date/Time states December 15, 2025, at approximately 9:40 PM.
- present: A calendar date and clock time of about 9:40 PM are given.
- present: Time present via December 15, 2025 and approximately 9:40 PM.
- present: The flyer timestamps the attempted armed robbery to a specific evening hour.
- present: When: December 15, 2025, at approximately 9:40 PM is explicit.
- present: Both date and approximate clock time appear under Incident Date/Time.
- present: Readers know the attempt occurred on the evening of December 15, 2025.
- present: Temporal content includes the date December 15, 2025 and 9:40 PM.
- present: Approximately 9:40 PM is a minute-level clock cue for the event.
- present: Time element met by dated Incident Date/Time field.
- present: The alert answers when with December 15, 2025 at about 9:40 PM.
- present: Clock time 9:40 PM plus calendar date satisfy the time element.
- present: Occurrence timing is written as December 15, 2025, approximately 9:40 PM.
- present: A clear date-time stamp for the attempted armed robbery is present.
- present: Incident Date/Time line provides full temporal reference.
- present: The message states when the attempted armed robbery took place.
- present: December 15, 2025 and 9:40 PM together are strong time cues.
- present: Time is present: dated evening timestamp for the intersection attempt.
- present: No ambiguity that a specific date and clock hour are given.
- present: The flyer reports the incident time as approximately 9:40 PM on December 15.
- present: Temporal markers include month, day, year, and evening clock time.
- present: When language is the Incident Date/Time block with 9:40 PM.
- present: Date December 15, 2025 with 9:40 PM fully supports time present.
- present: The alert includes both calendar and clock timing for the crime.
- present: Time scores present on the explicit December 15, 2025, 9:40 PM stamp.
Impactabsent0/25
Final assessment
Unanimous absent: no injuries, no items taken, and no campus threats are status lines; hazard naming alone fails impact.
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: No injuries reported and no items taken, plus no campus threats, are non-harm status not impact severity.
- absent: Attempted armed robbery is the hazard name; no life-threatening impact phrasing.
- absent: Impact absent: handgun display described without injury severity beyond no injuries.
- absent: No language such as life-threatening, dangerous, or could be deadly appears.
- absent: Displayed handgun is hazard detail within attempted armed robbery, not impact wording.
- absent: The text reports no injuries rather than what the hazard could do to people.
- absent: Strict reading: hazard labels plus no injuries do not satisfy impact.
- absent: Impact fails because consequence or severity beyond the crime type is not conveyed.
- absent: Nothing taken without injury is not population-level impact severity wording.
- absent: Nothing states potential for serious injury or death beyond the crime label.
- absent: I remains zero without explicit harm potential or severity framing.
- absent: The flyer focuses on description and tips, not impact of what the gun threat could do.
- absent: No injuries and no campus threat are status lines, not impact severity language.
- absent: No may cause injury or risk of death clause is written.
- absent: Impact element requires consequence wording; this alert stops at hazard and non-injury.
- absent: Readers learn what happened, not a separate statement of potential consequences.
- absent: Handgun presence is part of armed robbery hazard, not standalone impact language.
- absent: No casualties, no health risk clause, no severity adjective for community risk.
- absent: The message does not say the event was life-threatening or could escalate deadly.
- absent: Impact absent under rubric that hazard names alone do not count.
- absent: Attempt outcome without injury severity wording leaves I at zero.
- absent: Nothing quantifies harm potential beyond the fact of an attempted armed robbery.
- absent: Severity framing for people is missing outside the crime type name.
- absent: The alert identifies the attempt without adding impact or severity detail.
- absent: I is zero: no explicit consequence language beyond no injuries and no items taken.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Georgia Institute of Technology: Off-campus attempted armed robbery; no items taken." Incident of December 15, 2025. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/georgia-institute-of-technology-atlantic-home-park-attempted-armed-robbery-2025-12-15/
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