Burglary prompts campus safety notice warning burglary — 301 Vassar St

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 text opens "the MIT Police responded" and closes with a signature block naming Sergeant David J. O'Connor of the MIT Police, so the sender is unmistakable.

  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: The responding and issuing body is the MIT Police, named at the start and in the closing block.
  2. present: MIT Police are named as responders and Sergeant O'Connor signs the warning.
  3. present: MIT Police responded and their sergeant signs the notice as the issuer.
  4. present: MIT Police responded and the notice bears Sergeant O'Connor's MIT Police signature block.
  5. present: MIT Police are the responders and Sergeant David J. O'Connor is named as issuing the warning.
  6. present: MIT Police are named as responding agency and the warning is signed by their sergeant.
  7. present: The MIT Police responded and Sergeant David J. O'Connor is named as the issuer.
  8. present: Closing attribution to "Sergeant David J. O'Connor, MIT Police" identifies the issuing authority.
  9. present: The MIT Police are the named responder and investigator, with a signing sergeant and address.
  10. present: MIT Police are named as the responding and investigating agency, with a signed address block.
  11. present: MIT Police responded and Sergeant O'Connor of Crime Prevention issued the warning.
  12. present: MIT Police responded to the scene and the notice is issued by Sergeant David J. O'Connor.
  13. present: MIT Police are named as responders and the signature block attributes the notice to Sergeant O'Connor.
  14. present: MIT Police are the named responding agency and the sergeant's block signs the warning.
  15. present: MIT Police are the responding agency, with a signed sergeant and department address.
  16. present: MIT Police responded and Sergeant O'Connor's unit is named as issuer.
  17. present: "the MIT Police responded" and a signed MIT Police block identify the sender clearly.
  18. present: The responding and issuing body is the MIT Police, signed by Sergeant David J. O'Connor.
  19. present: MIT Police responded and the notice carries the sergeant's signature and departmental address.
  20. present: MIT Police are the responders and the notice carries a named sergeant's signature block.
  21. present: MIT Police are named as the responding and issuing agency, with a sergeant signing.
  22. present: MIT Police responded and Sergeant David J. O'Connor is listed as the issuing officer.
  23. present: MIT Police are named as responding and investigating, with the sergeant's full department signature.
  24. present: The MIT Police responded and a sergeant of the Crime Prevention Unit signs the warning.
  25. present: MIT Police are named as the responding agency and sign the notice as issuer.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The notice names "a report of a burglary" in which someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and "removed currency from an unlocked basement bedroom".

  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: The crime is a burglary: someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  2. present: It reports a burglary in which someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  3. present: A burglary is named, with a forced basement bedroom window and currency removed.
  4. present: It names a forced burglary: someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  5. present: A burglary is named where someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  6. present: A burglary is reported where someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  7. present: A forced burglary is reported: someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  8. present: It reports a burglary where a suspect "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  9. present: It reports a burglary where suspects "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  10. present: Someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency, plainly a burglary.
  11. present: Reports "a burglary" where suspects "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  12. present: The hazard is a burglary where someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  13. present: A forced-entry "burglary" is named: someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  14. present: The crime is a burglary where suspects "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  15. present: Reports a burglary where "someone forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  16. present: A burglary is reported where a basement bedroom window was forced open and currency taken.
  17. present: A forced burglary is described: "someone forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  18. present: A burglary is reported in which someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  19. present: Suspects "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency, a burglary with forced entry.
  20. present: A burglary is named where someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  21. present: It reports "a burglary" where someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  22. present: A forced burglary is reported: someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  23. present: The hazard is a burglary where someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and took currency.
  24. present: It reports a burglary in which someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
  25. present: It reports a burglary where someone "forced open a basement bedroom window" and removed currency.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The scene is pinned to "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline", narrowed further to a basement bedroom.

  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 "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  2. present: The place is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  3. present: Names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  4. present: The address given is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  5. present: The place is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  6. present: It identifies "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  7. present: The address given is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  8. present: The scene is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  9. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  10. present: The address is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  11. present: Names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  12. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  13. present: It gives "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  14. present: The location given is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  15. present: Names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  16. present: It gives "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  17. present: The address "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline" is given.
  18. present: It identifies "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  19. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  20. present: It gives "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  21. present: The address "259 St. Paul Street in Brookline" and the Epsilon Theta living group are named.
  22. present: The site is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  23. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  24. present: The address is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  25. present: The address given is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Readers get concrete actions: "Always lock your office and residential doors and windows", "Report all tailgaters", and notify MIT Police "Immediately".

  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: Readers are asked to lock doors and windows, secure rooms briefly left, and report tailgaters to police.
  2. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows and to notify MIT Police of crimes immediately.
  3. present: Advises locking doors and windows and notifying the MIT Police about criminal activity.
  4. present: Readers are instructed to lock up, watch entry doors, and notify MIT Police of crime immediately.
  5. present: The advice tells readers to lock doors and windows and to notify MIT Police at once about crimes.
  6. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows and to report suspicious people to MIT Police.
  7. present: It directs readers to lock doors and windows and to notify MIT Police immediately about crime.
  8. present: Readers are directed to lock doors and windows and report suspicious activity to MIT Police.
  9. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows and immediately notify MIT Police of crimes.
  10. present: Safety tips tell readers to lock doors and windows and immediately call MIT Police about crimes.
  11. present: Instructs the community to lock doors and windows and notify MIT Police immediately.
  12. present: Recipients are instructed to lock doors and windows and to report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  13. present: Protective actions listed include locking doors and windows and reporting suspicious people or tailgaters.
  14. present: It tells recipients to lock doors and windows and to immediately notify the MIT Police.
  15. present: Gives instructions to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and call MIT Police.
  16. present: The tips instruct recipients to lock doors and windows and report suspicious activity.
  17. present: It instructs the reader to lock doors and windows and to call MIT Police about suspected crime.
  18. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, check the locks, and call MIT Police about crimes.
  19. present: Readers are directed to lock doors and windows and to report crimes to the MIT Police immediately.
  20. present: The tips direct readers to lock doors and windows and to call MIT Police about crimes.
  21. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows and report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  22. present: Recipients receive instructions to lock doors and windows and to notify MIT Police of crimes.
  23. present: Readers are instructed to lock doors and windows, check the locks, and report suspicious people.
  24. present: It tells readers to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and immediately notify the MIT Police.
  25. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, report suspicious activity, and notify MIT Police.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The response is dated "On March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and the break in is bracketed back to "6:00 PM on Thursday March 5, 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 time "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and a March 5 to March 8 window are given.
  2. present: It gives "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and a dated window from March 5.
  3. present: Dated "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" with a March 5 to March 8 window.
  4. present: It dates events "On March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and between March 5 and March 8.
  5. present: Times are given from "6:00 PM on Thursday March 5, 2020" to "3:30 PM on Sunday March 8, 2020".
  6. present: It gives "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and a window back to 6:00 PM on March 5.
  7. present: Timing is explicit: "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM", with a March 5 to March 8 window.
  8. present: It gives "On March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and a Thursday to Sunday window for the break in.
  9. present: The response is "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" with a window back to March 5.
  10. present: It gives "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and a window from Thursday March 5 at 6:00 PM.
  11. present: Gives "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and a window back to 6:00 PM March 5.
  12. present: Times are precise: the 3:30 PM March 8, 2020 response and a March 5 to March 8 entry window.
  13. present: The response time "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and a March 5 to 8 window are supplied.
  14. present: Dates and clock times appear, including "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM".
  15. present: Time stamped "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" with a multi day occurrence window.
  16. present: It cites "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" plus a March 5 to March 8 window.
  17. present: Timing is explicit, "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" with a March 5 to March 8 window.
  18. present: The window runs "6:00 PM on Thursday March 5, 2020" to "3:30 PM on Sunday March 8, 2020".
  19. present: It states "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and a March 5 to March 8 window for the break-in.
  20. present: Timed "On March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" with a March 5 to March 8 window.
  21. present: Reported "On March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" with a window beginning "6:00 PM on Thursday March 5, 2020".
  22. present: "On March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and the March 5 to March 8 interval give the timing.
  23. present: The response is dated "March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM", with a Thursday to Sunday window.
  24. present: It states "On March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" and the March 5 to March 8 window of the entry.
  25. present: It is timed "On March 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM" with a window back to 6:00 PM on March 5.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 and unanimous. Nothing states what harm could follow; the notice stops at a forced window and currency taken, with no claim of danger or severity.

  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: No sentence conveys danger or severity; the message stays with the fact of the theft.
  2. absent: Forced entry and theft are stated as facts, with no expression of danger or severity.
  3. absent: Forced entry and stolen currency appear, but no consequence or severity is asserted.
  4. absent: No consequence or severity statement accompanies the account of forced entry and stolen cash.
  5. absent: The notice stops at what was taken and never states any consequence or danger for the community.
  6. absent: The text notes forced entry and stolen money but states no risk to persons.
  7. absent: The alert states no potential harm or severity, only that money was removed.
  8. absent: Forced entry and theft are recounted with no statement about potential harm or how serious it is.
  9. absent: No consequence or severity is stated beyond the removal of currency.
  10. absent: Forced entry and stolen cash are reported, but no consequence or danger is stated to readers.
  11. absent: Stolen currency is described without any stated consequence or level of danger.
  12. absent: No harm to people or statement of seriousness accompanies the reported theft.
  13. absent: The notice conveys a monetary loss only, with no statement of severity or threat to people.
  14. absent: Forced entry is reported but no consequence or level of danger is stated.
  15. absent: The notice conveys theft and forced entry but never states what harm could follow.
  16. absent: Forced entry and stolen currency are stated without any claim about severity or risk.
  17. absent: No statement of how serious or dangerous the intrusion was accompanies the report.
  18. absent: Despite forced entry, the text makes no claim about what harm could result.
  19. absent: No harm to people or severity of consequence is expressed anywhere in the text.
  20. absent: Forced window entry and cash loss are reported with no severity or harm statement.
  21. absent: A forced window entry is reported without any stated risk of harm or severity.
  22. absent: Nothing in the text states consequences or how serious the intrusion could be for residents.
  23. absent: Forced entry and stolen cash are reported, but no severity or threat to persons is expressed.
  24. absent: The notice stops at a forced window and stolen cash without describing any danger or consequence.
  25. absent: Forced entry and stolen cash are recounted without any statement of danger or seriousness.