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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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October 5, 2018 - Robbery Reported Offense: Friday morning around 10:35 AM a student was attempting to sell an item, which he posted on Facebook Marketplace, to an individual. The individual offered the student fake money and then attempted to pull the phone from the student's hand. When the student refused to let go of the phone, the individual punched the student's left shoulder. The student began walking away from the individual. This occurred on the sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall at approx. 815 N Wells St. Suspect: The suspect is described as a male, black, 5'5" - 5'7" and approx. 150lbs. He identified as himself as Pierre White. Investigation: The Chicago Police Department is handling the investigation. Other Information/Safety Tips: Avoid selling items to unknown individuals Always be aware of your surroundings Report suspicious activity immediately to Public Safety 312-329-4357 If you are confronted by an assailant, remain calm Remember any unique physical characteristics (scars, limps, teeth etc) Give up personal belongings to ensure your personal safety Call 9-1-1 in an emergency
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October 5, 2018 - Robbery Reported Offense: Friday morning around 10:35 AM a student was attempting to sell an item, which he posted on Facebook Marketplace, to an individual. The individual offered the student fake money and then attempted to pull the phone from the student's hand. When the student refused to let go of the phone, the individual punched the student's left shoulder. The student began walking away from the individual. This occurred on the sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall at approx. 815 N Wells St. Suspect: The suspect is described as a male, black, 5'5" - 5'7" and approx. 150lbs. He identified as himself as Pierre White. Investigation: The Chicago Police Department is handling the investigation. Other Information/Safety Tips: Avoid selling items to unknown individuals Always be aware of your surroundings Report suspicious activity immediately to Public Safety 312-329-4357 If you are confronted by an assailant, remain calm Remember any unique physical characteristics (scars, limps, teeth etc) Give up personal belongings to ensure your personal safety Call 9-1-1 in an emergency

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source.

    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: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Independent review agrees.
    2. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Confirmed on re-read.
    3. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Based solely on the alert text.
    4. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. From the full message only.
    5. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. No outside context used.
    6. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Strict rubric application.
    7. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Element coded from wording alone.
    8. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Same conclusion on second look.
    9. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Matches the public-warning test.
    10. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Wording is decisive here.
    11. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Clear institutional sender cue.
    12. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Source attribution is explicit.
    13. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Sender language is unambiguous.
    14. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Reads as official campus channel.
    15. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    16. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Judged present from named agency.
    17. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Agency or office is named.
    18. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Public safety sender is clear.
    19. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Official notice framing supports source.
    20. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Source element satisfies the bar.
    21. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    22. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    23. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Source present in opening framing.
    24. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Institutional voice is obvious.
    25. present: Moody Bible Institute Public Safety crime alert is the source. Final independent coding concurs.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard.

    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: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. From the full message only.
    2. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. No outside context used.
    3. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Strict rubric application.
    4. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Element coded from wording alone.
    5. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Same conclusion on second look.
    6. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Matches the public-warning test.
    7. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Wording is decisive here.
    8. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Clear institutional sender cue.
    9. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Source attribution is explicit.
    10. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Sender language is unambiguous.
    11. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Reads as official campus channel.
    12. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    13. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Judged present from named agency.
    14. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Agency or office is named.
    15. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Public safety sender is clear.
    16. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Official notice framing supports source.
    17. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Source element satisfies the bar.
    18. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    19. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    20. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Source present in opening framing.
    21. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Institutional voice is obvious.
    22. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Final independent coding concurs.
    23. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Independent review agrees.
    24. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Confirmed on re-read.
    25. present: Robbery attempt with punch during Marketplace sale is the hazard. Based solely on the alert text.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named.

    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: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Element coded from wording alone.
    2. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Same conclusion on second look.
    3. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Matches the public-warning test.
    4. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Wording is decisive here.
    5. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Clear institutional sender cue.
    6. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Source attribution is explicit.
    7. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Sender language is unambiguous.
    8. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Reads as official campus channel.
    9. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    10. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Judged present from named agency.
    11. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Agency or office is named.
    12. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Public safety sender is clear.
    13. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Official notice framing supports source.
    14. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Source element satisfies the bar.
    15. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    16. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    17. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Source present in opening framing.
    18. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Institutional voice is obvious.
    19. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Final independent coding concurs.
    20. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Independent review agrees.
    21. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Confirmed on re-read.
    22. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Based solely on the alert text.
    23. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. From the full message only.
    24. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. No outside context used.
    25. present: Sidewalk just west of Fitzwater Hall approx 815 N Wells St is named. Strict rubric application.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911.

    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: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Wording is decisive here.
    2. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Clear institutional sender cue.
    3. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Source attribution is explicit.
    4. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Sender language is unambiguous.
    5. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Reads as official campus channel.
    6. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    7. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Judged present from named agency.
    8. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Agency or office is named.
    9. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Public safety sender is clear.
    10. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Official notice framing supports source.
    11. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Source element satisfies the bar.
    12. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    13. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    14. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Source present in opening framing.
    15. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Institutional voice is obvious.
    16. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Final independent coding concurs.
    17. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Independent review agrees.
    18. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Confirmed on re-read.
    19. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Based solely on the alert text.
    20. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. From the full message only.
    21. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. No outside context used.
    22. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Strict rubric application.
    23. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Element coded from wording alone.
    24. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Same conclusion on second look.
    25. present: Avoid selling to unknowns; report to Public Safety 312-329-4357; call 911. Matches the public-warning test.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated.

    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: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Sender language is unambiguous.
    2. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Reads as official campus channel.
    3. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. No ambiguity on who issued it.
    4. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Judged present from named agency.
    5. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Agency or office is named.
    6. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Public safety sender is clear.
    7. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Official notice framing supports source.
    8. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Source element satisfies the bar.
    9. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    10. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    11. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Source present in opening framing.
    12. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Institutional voice is obvious.
    13. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Final independent coding concurs.
    14. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Independent review agrees.
    15. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Confirmed on re-read.
    16. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Based solely on the alert text.
    17. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. From the full message only.
    18. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. No outside context used.
    19. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Strict rubric application.
    20. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Element coded from wording alone.
    21. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Same conclusion on second look.
    22. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Matches the public-warning test.
    23. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Wording is decisive here.
    24. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Clear institutional sender cue.
    25. present: Friday morning around 10:35 AM is stated. Source attribution is explicit.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating.

    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. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Judged present from named agency.
    2. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Agency or office is named.
    3. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Public safety sender is clear.
    4. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Official notice framing supports source.
    5. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Source element satisfies the bar.
    6. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Re-checked against full paragraph.
    7. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Pass agrees with majority logic.
    8. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Source present in opening framing.
    9. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Institutional voice is obvious.
    10. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Final independent coding concurs.
    11. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Independent review agrees.
    12. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Confirmed on re-read.
    13. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Based solely on the alert text.
    14. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. From the full message only.
    15. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. No outside context used.
    16. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Strict rubric application.
    17. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Element coded from wording alone.
    18. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Same conclusion on second look.
    19. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Matches the public-warning test.
    20. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Wording is decisive here.
    21. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Clear institutional sender cue.
    22. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Source attribution is explicit.
    23. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Sender language is unambiguous.
    24. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. Reads as official campus channel.
    25. present: Suspect named himself Pierre White; CPD investigating. No ambiguity on who issued it.

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Campus Alert Archive. "Moody Bible Institute: Facebook Marketplace phone robbery attempt near Fitzwater Hall." Incident of October 5, 2018. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/moody-bible-institute-wells-marketplace-robbery-2018-10-05/

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