Burglary reported with campus community notice timely warning burglary — Tuesday

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The notice opens "the MIT Police responded to Zeta Psi" and closes "Issued by Sergeant David J. O'Connor, Crime Prevention/Community Policing Unit", naming the sender twice. No dissent.

  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: Attribution is clear from "the MIT Police responded" and the closing Crime Prevention unit signature.
  2. present: The text says "the MIT Police responded" and is signed by an MIT Police sergeant.
  3. present: MIT Police responded and issued it, per the closing Crime Prevention unit signature.
  4. present: The MIT Police responded and issued the warning under Sergeant O'Connor's name.
  5. present: The MIT Police are named as responding and investigating, with Sergeant O'Connor signing the notice.
  6. present: MIT Police appear as responder, investigator, and signatory of the warning.
  7. present: The issuing authority is the MIT Police, with the sergeant's name in the closing block.
  8. present: Issued by "Sergeant David J. O'Connor" of the MIT Police, an explicitly named source.
  9. present: The MIT Police are named as responder and investigator, with a sergeant signing the warning.
  10. present: The notice names the MIT Police as responders and is signed by their Crime Prevention unit.
  11. present: The MIT Police respond and investigate, and Sergeant O'Connor signs as issuer.
  12. present: MIT Police respond and issue the warning, signed by Sergeant O'Connor of Crime Prevention.
  13. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the signature names Sergeant O'Connor of the Crime Prevention Unit.
  14. present: The notice is attributed to the MIT Police and signed by Sergeant O'Connor of Crime Prevention.
  15. present: MIT Police are named as the responding and investigating agency, with a signing sergeant.
  16. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the signature block names the issuing sergeant.
  17. present: "the MIT Police responded" plus the closing signature establish who is issuing the warning.
  18. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the sign off names the MIT Police Crime Prevention unit.
  19. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the issued-by block attributes the notice to that department.
  20. present: The MIT Police are identified as responders and a named sergeant issues the warning.
  21. present: Issued by MIT Police, named in the opening line and again in the signature block.
  22. present: MIT Police is named as responder and investigator, with a signed issuing sergeant at the end.
  23. present: The text attributes the response and the investigation to the MIT Police, signed by its community policing sergeant.
  24. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the sergeant's signature block establish who is speaking.
  25. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the signed issuer establish the police department as the source.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The reported crime is concrete: someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry to the building and stole a large delivery box containing a bicycle from the lobby." Unanimous.

  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: Someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry to the building and stole a large delivery box containing a bicycle".
  2. present: A burglary is reported in which someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  3. present: Names a burglary in which a glass vestibule window was broken and a boxed bicycle taken.
  4. present: The hazard is burglary: someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry" and took a boxed bicycle.
  5. present: A burglary is described where someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and took a boxed bicycle.
  6. present: Someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry" and stole a boxed bicycle, a burglary.
  7. present: The crime is specific: someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  8. present: It reports a burglary where "someone broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a bicycle.
  9. present: A burglary is described in which someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and took a boxed bicycle.
  10. present: Someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry" and stole a bicycle, plainly a burglary.
  11. present: Reports "a burglary" in which someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and took a bicycle.
  12. present: Someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry" and stole a boxed bicycle, a clear burglary.
  13. present: A "burglary" is specified: someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  14. present: A burglary is named: someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  15. present: States someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry to the building and stole a large delivery box containing a bicycle".
  16. present: A burglary is described in which a glass window was broken and a bicycle stolen.
  17. present: A burglary is named, with someone who "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  18. present: It reports a burglary where someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  19. present: Someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry" and stole a bicycle, a clear burglary.
  20. present: Someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry" and stole a bicycle, a burglary.
  21. present: A "burglary" is described where someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  22. present: The threat named is burglary: someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  23. present: It states someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry to the building" and stole a bicycle, a burglary.
  24. present: It reports a burglary where someone "broke a glass vestibule window" and stole a boxed bicycle.
  25. present: Someone "broke a glass vestibule window, gained entry to the building and stole a large delivery box containing a bicycle".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The address is spelled out as "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge", and the theft is pinned to the lobby. No reader disagreed.

  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 names "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge" and its lobby.
  2. present: It names "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  3. present: Identifies "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  4. present: The address is given as "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  5. present: It gives "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  6. present: The site is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  7. present: It names "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  8. present: The site is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  9. present: It specifies "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  10. present: The address given is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  11. present: Names "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  12. present: The site is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  13. present: It names "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  14. present: The location is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  15. present: Places it at "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  16. present: It names "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  17. present: The location is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  18. present: Location is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge", lobby area.
  19. present: It states "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  20. present: The address given is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  21. present: Given as "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  22. present: It gives "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  23. present: The site is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  24. present: The address is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
  25. present: The location is "Zeta Psi, an MIT fraternity house located at 233 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The tips are addressed to recipients: "Always lock your office and residential doors and windows" and "Report suspicious people or activity. Report all tailgaters." Unanimous.

  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: Protective steps are given: lock doors and windows, report suspicious activity, and call the police number.
  2. present: Protective steps are given: lock doors and windows, report suspicious people, call MIT Police.
  3. present: Tells readers to lock up, report suspicious activity, and call the police number given.
  4. present: It tells readers to lock up, report suspicious persons, and notify MIT Police immediately about crimes.
  5. present: Instructions include locking doors, reporting tailgaters, and immediately phoning MIT Police about crime.
  6. present: Recipients are told to secure doors and windows and report suspicious persons to police.
  7. present: It carries direct instructions to lock doors, watch entry doors, and report suspicious activity.
  8. present: Readers are instructed to lock doors and windows and to report suspicious activity.
  9. present: Readers are asked to lock doors, watch for tailgaters, and notify police of crimes.
  10. present: It urges readers to lock doors and windows, call the police line, and report suspicious persons.
  11. present: Tells readers to lock doors, report suspicious activity, and notify MIT Police immediately.
  12. present: Readers are told to lock doors, report suspicious persons, and call the police tip line.
  13. present: Protective steps are listed, including locking doors and windows and reporting suspicious people or tailgaters.
  14. present: Recipients are instructed to lock doors and windows and to call MIT Police about suspected crimes.
  15. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows and immediately notify MIT Police of criminal activity.
  16. present: The tips instruct recipients to lock doors, report suspicious people, and call police.
  17. present: Protective instructions include locking doors and windows and calling MIT Police about suspicious activity.
  18. present: The reader is told to lock doors, watch for tailgaters, and contact police about suspected crimes.
  19. present: Readers are told to lock doors, report suspicious people, and call the police line about crimes.
  20. present: It tells readers to lock up, report suspicious persons, and call the police number provided.
  21. present: It asks readers to lock up, report suspicious people and call the police line immediately.
  22. present: Readers get instructions to lock doors, report suspicious persons, and call the police tip line.
  23. present: It tells recipients to keep doors locked and report suspicious people and tailgaters to police.
  24. present: Readers are told to lock doors, report suspicious people and tailgaters, and call MIT Police.
  25. present: It instructs the community to lock doors and windows and to notify MIT Police of suspected crimes.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The notice is dated "On October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" and brackets the break in "between 10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020 and 10:30 AM on Wednesday October 14, 2020."

  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: The response is dated "October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" with a bracketing overnight window.
  2. present: It states "October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" plus a dated overnight window.
  3. present: Provides "October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" and the 10:00 PM to 10:30 AM theft window.
  4. present: A precise span is given from "10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020" to "10:30 AM on Wednesday October 14, 2020".
  5. present: A precise window is given, from "10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020" to "10:30 AM" the next day.
  6. present: It gives "October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" and a window from 10:00 PM October 13.
  7. present: The window is bounded: "between 10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020 and 10:30 AM on Wednesday October 14, 2020".
  8. present: It fixes the window "between 10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020 and 10:30 AM on Wednesday".
  9. present: A precise window is given from "10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020" to the next morning.
  10. present: Times are specific: a response at "10:29 AM" and a window from 10:00 PM October 13 to 10:30 AM October 14.
  11. present: Provides "October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" plus a window from 10:00 PM October 13.
  12. present: Times are specific: report at "10:29 AM" on October 14, 2020, theft window from 10:00 PM October 13.
  13. present: Timing is exact: report at "10:29 AM" October 14, 2020, theft between 10:00 PM and 10:30 AM.
  14. present: It gives "October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" and a window from 10:00 PM October 13.
  15. present: Dated "October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" with a bracketed overnight window.
  16. present: It gives "October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" plus a bracketing overnight window.
  17. present: A precise window is given, "between 10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020 and 10:30 AM on Wednesday October 14, 2020".
  18. present: A precise bracket is given from "10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020" to "10:30 AM" the next day.
  19. present: Times are precise: response at 10:29 AM, theft between 10:00 PM Oct 13 and 10:30 AM Oct 14.
  20. present: A precise window is given from "10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020" to "10:30 AM" the next day.
  21. present: Precise window from "10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020" to "10:30 AM on Wednesday October 14, 2020".
  22. present: Exact times bracket the crime, "between 10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13" and "10:30 AM on Wednesday October 14".
  23. present: A precise bracket is given, "between 10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020 and 10:30 AM on Wednesday October 14".
  24. present: It gives "On October 14, 2020, at 10:29 AM" and the overnight window of the break in.
  25. present: Times are explicit, from "10:00 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2020" to "10:30 AM on Wednesday October 14, 2020".
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25. The message stops at a broken window and a stolen boxed bicycle and never says what harm a burglar in the house could cause. Every read agreed no severity is 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. absent: Nothing in the text says what this hazard could do or how serious the risk is.
  2. absent: The message stops at what was stolen and never says what the threat could do to anyone.
  3. absent: A broken window and stolen bicycle are reported without any expressed danger or severity.
  4. absent: Only a broken window and a stolen bicycle are noted, with no claim of risk to anyone.
  5. absent: Breaking a window is stated as method, not consequence; nothing tells readers what harm could follow.
  6. absent: Only theft of a bicycle is described, with no stated consequence or danger to people.
  7. absent: Nothing tells readers what harm could follow; only the theft of a bicycle is recorded.
  8. absent: The notice conveys no severity or potential harm, only a broken window and a stolen bicycle.
  9. absent: Only theft of property is reported; no danger or severity statement is offered.
  10. absent: The message reports a stolen bicycle without characterizing any threat or potential harm.
  11. absent: A broken window and a stolen bicycle are reported with no stated danger to anyone.
  12. absent: A broken window and a stolen bicycle are reported without any severity or danger claim.
  13. absent: The consequence described is a stolen bicycle, with no statement of risk or severity to persons.
  14. absent: The message conveys theft and a broken window but no stated severity or threat to persons.
  15. absent: The message reports theft and a broken window without saying what danger this poses.
  16. absent: A broken window and stolen box are reported without any severity or danger claim.
  17. absent: The consequence described is limited to stolen property, with no severity or danger claim.
  18. absent: No harm, danger, or severity of any kind is conveyed about the break in.
  19. absent: The notice never describes potential harm or how serious the threat is to community members.
  20. absent: A broken window and stolen box are reported, but no severity or threat to people is stated.
  21. absent: No severity claim is made; the message stops at describing the theft.
  22. absent: Beyond a broken window and stolen box, no harm or seriousness is asserted.
  23. absent: A broken window and a stolen box are noted, but no injury risk or gravity is conveyed.
  24. absent: A broken window and stolen box are described without any statement of harm or seriousness.
  25. absent: Only a theft and a broken window are reported, with no stated consequence or severity for readers.