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Assault and possible robbery in the woods northwest of SBS West

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NAU Police issued Crime Alert CA# 2026-03 for an assault and possible robbery near SBS West on August 26, 2026.

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NAU Timely Warning / Crime Alert (CA# 2026-03) Assault (Possible Robbery) N2600738 On Wednesday 8/26/26 at 3pm, The NAU Police Department received a report of an assault and possible robbery that occurred near the wooded area on the northwest side of SBS West between 11am and 12pm. The victim stated that an unknown suspect pushed them up against a tree. The suspect is described as a white male having long brown hair that covered their eyes, wearing a black hoodie and college aged. Just before the victim reported the assault, they noticed their key was missing and thinks it could have been taken during the assault (robbery). SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: • White male suspect in their early 20’s • 5’11 to 6 ft tall • Shoulder length brown hair that covers their eyes • Wearing a black hoodie and grey sweatpants If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the NAU Police Department at (928) 523-3611. SAFETY TIPS • Be aware of your surroundings. Know where you are and where you are going. • Avoid isolated and unlit areas. • Avoid using headphones in both ears so you can be alert to your surroundings. • Walk with confidence! Show you are aware and in control. • Make sure you have your cell phone, and it is charged. • Trust your instincts. If a situation feels unsafe, remove yourself from it. • Report all suspicious activity to the NAU Police Department immediately. • Call the NAU Police Department at (928) 523-3611 for a campus escort. • For more safety tips, download the NAU SAFE app. Visit https://in.nau.edu/its/nausafe/.
Dual PDF extract 2026-08-30 (pdftotext -layout + pypdf) agree on the bulletin body. Soft wraps joined. Header phone bar and repeating Clery footer omitted as page chrome. Curly apostrophes in 20's and 5'11 preserved. Official The NAU Police capital T after 3pm preserved.
Thread checked N/A (official PDF bulletin, not an X thread).
Distinct from 2026-04-23 Gabaldon CA-2026-02 and 2026-01-14 Hilltop auto-burglary CA-2026-01. Fresh-week incident 2026-08-26.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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.

NAU Timely Warning / Crime Alert (CA# 2026-03) Assault (Possible Robbery) N2600738 On Wednesday 8/26/26 at 3pm, The NAU Police Department received a report of an assault and possible robbery that occurred near the wooded area on the northwest side of SBS West between 11am and 12pm. The victim stated that an unknown suspect pushed them up against a tree. The suspect is described as a white male having long brown hair that covered their eyes, wearing a black hoodie and college aged. Just before the victim reported the assault, they noticed their key was missing and thinks it could have been taken during the assault (robbery). SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: • White male suspect in their early 20’s • 5’11 to 6 ft tall • Shoulder length brown hair that covers their eyes • Wearing a black hoodie and grey sweatpants If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the NAU Police Department at (928) 523-3611. SAFETY TIPS • Be aware of your surroundings. Know where you are and where you are going. • Avoid isolated and unlit areas. • Avoid using headphones in both ears so you can be alert to your surroundings. • Walk with confidence! Show you are aware and in control. • Make sure you have your cell phone, and it is charged. • Trust your instincts. If a situation feels unsafe, remove yourself from it. • Report all suspicious activity to the NAU Police Department immediately. • Call the NAU Police Department at (928) 523-3611 for a campus escort. • For more safety tips, download the NAU SAFE app. Visit https://in.nau.edu/its/nausafe/.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found NAU Police Department / Crime Alert branding (25/25).

    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 NAU Police Department is named as the issuing agency.
    2. present: NAU Timely Warning / Crime Alert is a branded source.
    3. present: CA# 2026-03 is an NAUPD product.
    4. present: Source is NAU Police.
    5. present: A named campus police department is source.
    6. present: Who sent it: NAU Police Department.
    7. present: The bulletin is a NAU Crime Alert.
    8. present: Named authority NAUPD.
    9. present: Source present via NAU Police.
    10. present: The contact line names NAU Police.
    11. present: A university police unit is identified.
    12. present: NAU Police Department satisfies source.
    13. present: The header is NAU Timely Warning.
    14. present: Branded Crime Alert is source.
    15. present: The issuer is NAU PD.
    16. present: Campus police are named.
    17. present: Source: NAUPD.
    18. present: The product is from NAU Police.
    19. present: Named PD is source.
    20. present: NAU Police is repeated.
    21. present: The alerting agency is NAU Police.
    22. present: A Clery timely warning from NAUPD.
    23. present: Source is present.
    24. present: The bulletin names NAU Police.
    25. present: Issuing department is named.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found assault and possible robbery (25/25).

    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: Assault and possible robbery are named specific crimes.
    2. present: The heading is Assault (Possible Robbery).
    3. present: A suspect pushed the victim against a tree: assault.
    4. present: Possible robbery of a key is named.
    5. present: Hazard is assault/robbery.
    6. present: Named offense: assault.
    7. present: The crime types are assault and possible robbery.
    8. present: A specific violent crime is stated.
    9. present: Hazard equals assault.
    10. present: Robbery is also named.
    11. present: The bulletin is an assault timely warning.
    12. present: Specific threat: assault.
    13. present: Pushed up against a tree is assault.
    14. present: Named hazard assault and robbery.
    15. present: The incident is an assault.
    16. present: Possible robbery is a named crime.
    17. present: Hazard is present.
    18. present: A violent crime is specified.
    19. present: Assault (Possible Robbery) is the title.
    20. present: The threat type is assault.
    21. present: Robbery of a key is named.
    22. present: Specific crimes are named.
    23. present: Hazard: assault/possible robbery.
    24. present: A crime alert for assault.
    25. present: Named threat is assault.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found the wooded area northwest of SBS West (25/25).

    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: The wooded area on the northwest side of SBS West is a specific place.
    2. present: SBS West locates the incident.
    3. present: Northwest side of SBS West is location.
    4. present: Where: SBS West woods.
    5. present: A named campus building area.
    6. present: Location is SBS West.
    7. present: The wooded area is a place cue.
    8. present: Near SBS West is location.
    9. present: A campus place is named.
    10. present: Location present.
    11. present: SBS West is specific.
    12. present: The northwest side is a campus area.
    13. present: Named site SBS West.
    14. present: Where is the woods by SBS West.
    15. present: A building-adjacent woods.
    16. present: Location: northwest of SBS West.
    17. present: The place is on campus at SBS West.
    18. present: SBS West answers where.
    19. present: A specific campus location.
    20. present: The wooded area is located.
    21. present: Northwest side of SBS West.
    22. present: Location satisfies.
    23. present: Named place SBS West.
    24. present: The assault occurred near SBS West.
    25. present: Campus geography is SBS West.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found contact-NAUPD and safety-tip instructions (25/25).

    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: Contact NAU Police at (928) 523-3611 is an instruction.
    2. present: Be aware of your surroundings is guidance.
    3. present: Avoid isolated and unlit areas is a protective instruction.
    4. present: Call for a campus escort is guidance.
    5. present: Report all suspicious activity immediately is an instruction.
    6. present: Safety tips tell recipients what to do.
    7. present: Walk with confidence is hortatory; the call-police lines are guidance.
    8. present: Avoid headphones in both ears is a protective instruction.
    9. present: Trust your instincts and remove yourself is guidance.
    10. present: Download the NAU SAFE app is an instruction.
    11. present: Guidance exists as safety tips plus contact PD.
    12. present: The public is told to call NAUPD.
    13. present: Protective actions are listed.
    14. present: Contact (928) 523-3611 is what to do.
    15. present: Report suspicious activity is guidance.
    16. present: The audience is instructed to get an escort.
    17. present: Safety TIPS are audience instructions.
    18. present: Call NAU Police is guidance.
    19. present: Avoid isolated areas is G.
    20. present: The community is told how to stay safer.
    21. present: Guidance is present.
    22. present: If you have information, contact PD.
    23. present: Protective steps are in the bulletin.
    24. present: The notice tells people what to do.
    25. present: Campus escort is an instruction.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found 8/26/26, 3pm, and/or 11am-12pm (25/25).

    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: Wednesday 8/26/26 at 3pm is a date and clock.
    2. present: Occurrence between 11am and 12pm is a time window.
    3. present: 8/26/26 is a date.
    4. present: 3pm is a clock.
    5. present: 11am and 12pm are clocks.
    6. present: Time is present.
    7. present: A dated Wednesday.
    8. present: The report time is 3pm.
    9. present: Time window 11am-12pm.
    10. present: Dates and clocks satisfy Time.
    11. present: 8/26/26 at 3pm.
    12. present: When: Wednesday afternoon.
    13. present: Clock times are stated.
    14. present: The product is timestamped.
    15. present: Time coded present.
    16. present: A date plus three clocks.
    17. present: 12pm is a clock.
    18. present: 11am is a clock.
    19. present: The occurrence window is timed.
    20. present: Time present via 8/26/26.
    21. present: 3pm report time.
    22. present: Time satisfies.
    23. present: Dated 8/26/26.
    24. present: Clocks are explicit.
    25. present: Wednesday 8/26/26 is when.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes found no warning-impact severity language (0/25 present).

    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 deadly, injury, or severity language beyond naming the assault.
    2. absent: Pushed against a tree describes the act, not a warning-impact clause like life-threatening.
    3. absent: Impact is absent.
    4. absent: Hazard name is not impact.
    5. absent: No could-be-deadly wording.
    6. absent: I=0.
    7. absent: Severity to the campus audience is not stated.
    8. absent: No injury language.
    9. absent: Impact fails.
    10. absent: The bulletin does not state consequences as harm-severity.
    11. absent: I coded absent.
    12. absent: No life-threatening clause.
    13. absent: Impact not present.
    14. absent: Harm language for recipients is missing.
    15. absent: No dangerous adjective as impact.
    16. absent: The text lacks an impact sentence.
    17. absent: I fails.
    18. absent: No explicit future harm.
    19. absent: Impact absent.
    20. absent: Naming assault is hazard.
    21. absent: No severity marker.
    22. absent: Consequences not stated as impact.
    23. absent: I is absent.
    24. absent: No deadly wording.
    25. absent: Impact not conveyed.

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

NAUPD posts Clery Crime Alert PDFs at in.nau.edu/police-department/timely-warning-crime-alerts. CA 2026-03 is the newest bulletin on that index.
Analysis

Key Findings

Official timely warning for an afternoon-reported assault/possible robbery in the woods northwest of SBS West.
Outcome
Suspect not identified in the bulletin. NAUPD asked the community for information.
Provenance

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Campus Alert Archive. "Northern Arizona University: Assault and possible robbery in the woods northwest of SBS West." Incident of August 26, 2026. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/northern-arizona-university-sbs-west-assault-possible-robbery-2026-08-26/

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