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Students Chased By Unknown Male

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Lehigh University Police issued a HawkWatch notification. Full text is preserved from the official AppArmor CAP alert page.

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Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTMulti-channel
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Safety Bulletin: Students Chased By Unknown Male Four Lehigh students reported being chased by an unknown male at around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023. The students reported leaving Starbucks in the 500 block of East Third Street near campus and hearing a male voice yell "Run!". The male chased them on Fillmore Street, the Greenway, and south on Polk Street to Fourth Street. The male is described as having a medium skin tone and being at least 6' tall, possibly with facial hair. The male was wearing dark pants and a black and white or black and tan plaid shirt. At one point, a student's slippers fell off and the male picked them up and followed them while holding the shoes and gesturing. Police recovered the slippers in the 400 block of Polk Street. He did not catch up to the students and when they entered campus and looked back, he was not there. No physical contact or assault occurred. Lehigh University Police Department officers are searching the area to locate and identify the male. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bethlehem Police Department at 610-865-7187 or LUPD at 610-758-4200.
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Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude Opus 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.

Safety Bulletin: Students Chased By Unknown Male Four Lehigh students reported being chased by an unknown male at around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023. The students reported leaving Starbucks in the 500 block of East Third Street near campus and hearing a male voice yell "Run!". The male chased them on Fillmore Street, the Greenway, and south on Polk Street to Fourth Street. The male is described as having a medium skin tone and being at least 6' tall, possibly with facial hair. The male was wearing dark pants and a black and white or black and tan plaid shirt. At one point, a student's slippers fell off and the male picked them up and followed them while holding the shoes and gesturing. Police recovered the slippers in the 400 block of Polk Street. He did not catch up to the students and when they entered campus and looked back, he was not there. No physical contact or assault occurred. Lehigh University Police Department officers are searching the area to locate and identify the male. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bethlehem Police Department at 610-865-7187 or LUPD at 610-758-4200.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as searching the area, with contact numbers for LUPD and the Bethlehem Police Department.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responders and contacts.
    2. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as acting, with LUPD contact given.
    3. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as investigators and contact.
    4. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as investigating.
    5. present: Names the Lehigh University Police Department and Bethlehem Police.
    6. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as investigating.
    7. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responding and as a contact.
    8. present: Lehigh University Police Department and Bethlehem Police are named as responding agencies.
    9. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responding.
    10. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as investigating and issuing.
    11. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responders and contacts.
    12. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responding.
    13. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responding.
    14. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as investigating and as a contact.
    15. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers named as searching.
    16. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responding.
    17. present: Issued with reference to 'Lehigh University Police Department officers' under a Safety Bulletin header.
    18. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responders and the LUPD number is given.
    19. present: The Lehigh University Police Department is named as searching and taking reports.
    20. present: Names the Lehigh University Police Department as searching and taking information.
    21. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as responders and contact.
    22. present: Lehigh University Police Department is named as investigating and as a contact.
    23. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as investigating.
    24. present: Lehigh University Police Department officers are named as investigating and as a contact.
    25. present: Attributed to Lehigh University Police Department officers, with LUPD contact details.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The named condition is specific: four Lehigh students reported being chased by an unknown male, who is described in detail.

    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: Four students reported being chased by an unknown male.
    2. present: Describes an unknown male chasing four students through several streets.
    3. present: Four students were chased by an unknown male, a specific threat to persons.
    4. present: Four students chased by an unknown male is a specific threat event.
    5. present: Describes an unknown male chasing four students, a specific threat.
    6. present: Four students being chased by an unknown male is a specific named threat.
    7. present: Four students were chased by an unknown male, a specifically described threat.
    8. present: An unknown male chasing four students is a specifically described threat.
    9. present: An unknown male chasing four students is a specific described threat.
    10. present: Four students being chased by an unknown male is a specific threat.
    11. present: Describes an unknown male chasing four students, a specific threat.
    12. present: An unknown male chasing four students is a specific threat.
    13. present: An unknown male chasing four students is a specific threat.
    14. present: Students being chased by an unknown male is a specific threat event.
    15. present: Students chased by an unknown male is a specific threat.
    16. present: Four students were chased by an unknown male, a specific described threat.
    17. present: Specific event: four students 'being chased by an unknown male'.
    18. present: Students being chased by an unknown male is a specific named threat.
    19. present: An unknown male chasing four students is a specific threat.
    20. present: Describes students 'being chased by an unknown male', a specific pursuit by a person.
    21. present: An unknown male chasing four students is a specific named threat.
    22. present: Hazard is an unknown male who chased four students.
    23. present: An unknown male chasing four students is the specific threat.
    24. present: Students being chased by an unknown male is a specific personal threat.
    25. present: Describes students being chased by an unknown male.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The route is given street by street: the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway, and Polk Street to Fourth Street.

    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: Gives the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway and Polk Street.
    2. present: Names Starbucks on the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway and Polk Street.
    3. present: East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway and Polk Street are given.
    4. present: Starbucks at the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore, Greenway, Polk to Fourth.
    5. present: Names Starbucks on the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore, Greenway, and Polk Street.
    6. present: The 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore, Polk and Fourth Streets are given.
    7. present: The 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway and Polk Street are named.
    8. present: Names the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway and Polk Street.
    9. present: Names the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway, Polk Street.
    10. present: 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway, Polk Street.
    11. present: Names East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway, and Polk Street.
    12. present: East Third Street, Fillmore, the Greenway and Polk Street are given.
    13. present: Fillmore Street, the Greenway, Polk Street and the 500 block of East Third Street are given.
    14. present: Names the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore, the Greenway, Polk Street.
    15. present: Fillmore Street, the Greenway, Polk Street and East Third Street given.
    16. present: Names the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore, Polk, and Fourth Streets.
    17. present: Streets named, including Fillmore Street, the Greenway, and Polk Street near campus.
    18. present: The 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway, and Polk Street are named.
    19. present: Streets given: 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore, the Greenway, Polk Street.
    20. present: Gives Fillmore Street, the Greenway, Polk Street and the 500 block of East Third Street.
    21. present: 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway, Polk Street.
    22. present: Names the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway, and Polk Street.
    23. present: 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway, Polk Street.
    24. present: The 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore, Polk and Fourth Streets are given.
    25. present: Names the 500 block of East Third Street, Fillmore Street, the Greenway and Polk Street.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The bulletin asks anyone with information to contact the Bethlehem Police Department at 610-865-7187 or LUPD at 610-758-4200.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Asks anyone with information to call Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
    2. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD at the numbers listed.
    3. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
    4. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD by phone.
    5. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
    6. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    7. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD at the listed numbers.
    8. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD at the numbers given.
    9. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    10. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
    11. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    12. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD at listed numbers.
    13. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    14. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    15. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    16. present: Asks anyone with information to call Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    17. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD by phone.
    18. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
    19. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
    20. present: Asks anyone with information to call Bethlehem Police or LUPD at the listed numbers.
    21. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    22. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
    23. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem police or LUPD.
    24. present: Anyone with information is asked to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
    25. present: Asks anyone with information to contact Bethlehem Police or LUPD.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The incident is dated precisely, at around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Occurred 'at around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023'.
    2. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    3. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    4. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023 is given.
    5. present: Gives around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    6. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023 is precise.
    7. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    8. present: Gives around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    9. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    10. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    11. present: "around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023".
    12. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    13. present: Pinpoints around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    14. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023 is given.
    15. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    16. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    17. present: Fixes it 'at around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023'.
    18. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    19. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    20. present: Fixes the event at 'around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023'.
    21. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    22. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    23. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
    24. present: Around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023 is stated.
    25. present: Gives around 12:58 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, 0 of 25. The bulletin states that "No physical contact or assault occurred" and never describes potential harm or severity to readers.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. absent: Notes 'No physical contact or assault occurred' and gives no potential harm.
    2. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred and states no potential harm.
    3. absent: Explicitly notes no physical contact or assault occurred; no severity stated.
    4. absent: It notes no physical contact or assault occurred and no potential harm is asserted.
    5. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred, conveying no potential harm.
    6. absent: It notes no physical contact or assault occurred and states no potential harm.
    7. absent: Explicitly notes no physical contact or assault occurred, so no harm is conveyed.
    8. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred and offers no statement of potential harm.
    9. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred and states no potential harm.
    10. absent: Explicitly notes no physical contact or assault occurred, conveying no harm potential.
    11. absent: Notes "No physical contact or assault occurred"; no harm potential stated.
    12. absent: Explicitly notes no physical contact or assault occurred, with no severity stated.
    13. absent: Explicitly notes 'No physical contact or assault occurred', conveying no consequence.
    14. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred, conveying no severity.
    15. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred, no harm stated.
    16. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred; no potential harm stated.
    17. absent: Notes 'No physical contact or assault occurred' and states no potential harm.
    18. absent: It notes no physical contact or assault occurred, stating no harm or severity.
    19. absent: Closes by noting no physical contact or assault occurred, so no harm is projected.
    20. absent: Expressly notes 'No physical contact or assault occurred', so no harm is conveyed.
    21. absent: Explicitly notes no physical contact or assault occurred; no severity stated.
    22. absent: Explicitly notes no physical contact or assault occurred, so no harm is projected.
    23. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred, so no harm is conveyed.
    24. absent: Explicitly notes no physical contact or assault occurred, so no harm is conveyed.
    25. absent: Notes no physical contact or assault occurred and describes no potential harm.

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Context

Background

Lehigh University HawkWatch notification series via AppArmor CAP archive.
Analysis

Key Findings

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Outcome
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Provenance

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    Safety Bulletin: Students Chased By Unknown Male
    lehigh.apparmor.com
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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Lehigh University: Students Chased By Unknown Male." Incident of October 29, 2023. Added July 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/lehigh-university-students-chased-by-unknown-male-2023-10-29/

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