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The reported stalking incident occurred on August 26, 2024 at approximately 4:00 PM EDT in the Student Union Building at Penn State Beaver. On August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 AM EDT, University Police received the report from a staff-member victim. The victim reported being stalked and harassed by a known person who was a visitor to campus. The case (24BR00025) was the second stalking-VAWA timely warning issued by Penn State Beaver in 2024.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
Verified verbatimPenn State Timely Warnings (timelywarnings.psu.edu), Beaver campus, case 24BR00025809 chars
Stalking - VAWA has occurred at Beaver Case Number: 24BR00025 University Police received a report of stalking on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m. The victim, a staff member, reported being stalked and harassed by a known person who is a visitor to campus. The incident is being investigated by police. It can be assumed that conditions continue to exist that may pose a threat to members and guests of the University community. This warning is being issued in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). Members of the campus community are urged to use caution. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Penn State University Police at (724) 773-3888.
This is Penn State Beaver's second stalking-VAWA warning in 2024, the first (24BR00014) was issued in April for a different victim, illustrating that small branch campuses can produce multiple stalking warnings in a single year
The victim was a staff member, not a student, a reminder that Clery and VAWA timely warnings protect all members of the campus community
The suspect was a known visitor to campus, not a student or employee, common in workplace-stalking cases
The reported stalking incident occurred August 26, 2024 at approximately 4:00 PM EDT in the Student Union Building; the report itself was made the next morning, August 27, at 9:00 AM EDT
The 'BR' campus prefix is Penn State Beaver; the 25th case-number indicates this small ~600-student campus had logged 25 police reports by late August
Penn State's standardized continuing-threat language ('It can be assumed that conditions continue to exist') is the bright-line trigger across all 24 campuses
The brevity of the narrative (just two sentences) reflects Penn State's standard VAWA warning structure, minimal incident detail to protect the survivor's identity
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude (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.

Stalking - VAWA has occurred at Beaver Case Number: 24BR00025 University Police received a report of stalking on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m. The victim, a staff member, reported being stalked and harassed by a known person who is a visitor to campus. The incident is being investigated by police. It can be assumed that conditions continue to exist that may pose a threat to members and guests of the University community. This warning is being issued in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). Members of the campus community are urged to use caution. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Penn State University Police at (724) 773-3888.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous that the source is present, identifying the issuing authority.

    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: Identifies sender "University Police" and references "Penn State University Police".
    2. present: Identifies sender, "University Police" and "Penn State University Police".
    3. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", identifying the sender.
    4. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
    5. present: Names "University Police" (Penn State) as the receiving and investigating authority.
    6. present: "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" are named as investigating.
    7. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", identifying the issuer.
    8. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", the issuing authority.
    9. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the source.
    10. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
    11. present: References "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the source.
    12. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuer.
    13. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuer.
    14. present: References "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", identifying the sender.
    15. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", identifying the sender.
    16. present: Names "University Police" / "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
    17. present: Identifies sender as "Penn State University Police" / "University Police".
    18. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the source.
    19. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
    20. present: Identifies "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
    21. present: Identifies "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
    22. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", identifying the sender.
    23. present: The message names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", identifying the sender.
    24. present: It names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police", identifying the issuer.
    25. present: Names "University Police" and "Penn State University Police" as the issuing authority.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree the hazard is stated, describing stalking of staff.

    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: Names the specific hazard "stalking" and "harassed".
    2. present: Names the hazard, "Stalking" and harassment by a known person.
    3. present: It names "Stalking" of a staff member, a specific threat.
    4. present: It names "stalking" (Stalking - VAWA), a specific hazard.
    5. present: Names "Stalking" of a staff member by a known person, a specific crime.
    6. present: Names the specific crime "Stalking" and harassment.
    7. present: Names "Stalking - VAWA", a specific crime.
    8. present: Names "Stalking" of a staff member, a specific threat.
    9. present: Names the specific hazard "Stalking" and harassment by a known person.
    10. present: Names the specific threat "Stalking".
    11. present: Names the hazard "Stalking - VAWA" by a known person.
    12. present: Names the hazard as "stalking" by a known person.
    13. present: Names the specific hazard "Stalking" and "harassed by a known person".
    14. present: Names the hazard specifically as "stalking" and harassment.
    15. present: Names the hazard specifically as "Stalking".
    16. present: Names the hazard as "Stalking" and harassment by a known person.
    17. present: Names the hazard specifically as "Stalking" of a staff member.
    18. present: Names "Stalking" and "harassed by a known person", a specific crime threat.
    19. present: Names "Stalking" and "harassed", a specific threat.
    20. present: Names the specific hazard, "Stalking - VAWA".
    21. present: Names the hazard as "Stalking - VAWA" by "a known person".
    22. present: Names "Stalking", a specific crime threat.
    23. present: It names a specific threat, "Stalking" and harassment.
    24. present: It names "stalking" and "Stalking - VAWA", a specific threat.
    25. present: Names the hazard, "Stalking" of a staff member by a known person.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous that a specific location 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: Specifies the location "Beaver" and "campus".
    2. present: Gives location, "at Beaver" and "a visitor to campus".
    3. present: It says it occurred "at Beaver", the campus, a place reference.
    4. present: It specifies the incident occurred "at Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus.
    5. present: Says it "occurred... at Beaver", naming the campus location.
    6. present: Specifies the incident "at Beaver" campus.
    7. present: Says it "occurred at Beaver" with a "visitor to campus", a place.
    8. present: Says the stalking occurred "at Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus, a location.
    9. present: Specifies "Beaver" campus and that the suspect is "a visitor to campus".
    10. present: Specifies "Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus.
    11. present: Locates it "at Beaver", the campus.
    12. present: Locates it at "Beaver" campus.
    13. present: Specifies the incident occurred "at Beaver".
    14. present: Says the incident occurred "at Beaver" and the stalker is "a visitor to campus".
    15. present: Says it occurred "at Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus.
    16. present: States location: "Beaver" (Penn State Beaver campus).
    17. present: Says it occurred "at Beaver" (Penn State Beaver campus), a location.
    18. present: States the incident occurred "at Beaver", the campus location.
    19. present: Locates it "at Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus.
    20. present: Specifies the location "at Beaver".
    21. present: Locates it "at Beaver" campus.
    22. present: Says it occurred "at Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus.
    23. present: It locates it "at Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus.
    24. present: It says it occurred "at Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus, a named place.
    25. present: States the location, "Beaver", the Penn State Beaver campus.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree protective guidance is directed to recipients.

    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: Urges community "to use caution".
    2. present: Urges recipients "to use caution".
    3. present: It urges community members to "use caution" and contact police, protective actions.
    4. present: It urges members "to use caution" and to contact police, a protective action.
    5. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police with information.
    6. present: Urges members of the campus community "to use caution".
    7. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to "contact Penn State University Police".
    8. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police with information, protective actions.
    9. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police with information, protective actions.
    10. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to "contact Penn State University Police", protective actions.
    11. present: Urges community members "to use caution" and to contact police, protective actions.
    12. present: Urges community members to "use caution", a protective action.
    13. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police with information.
    14. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police with information, protective actions.
    15. present: Urges members "to use caution".
    16. present: Members "are urged to use caution" and contact police, a protective instruction.
    17. present: Urges community to "use caution", a protective action.
    18. present: Members "are urged to use caution" and to contact police, a protective instruction.
    19. present: Urges members to "use caution" and contact police, protective actions.
    20. present: Urges community members to "use caution" and contact police with information.
    21. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police with information.
    22. present: Urges members "to use caution" and contact police with information.
    23. present: It urges members "to use caution", a protective action.
    24. present: It urges community members "to use caution".
    25. present: Urges members "to use caution" and to contact police, protective actions.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous that timing is present, with a clock time or recency cue.

    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: Gives the date "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    2. present: Gives a time, "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    3. present: It gives "August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.", a clock time and date.
    4. present: It gives "August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.", a clock time and date.
    5. present: States "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.", a clock time and date.
    6. present: States "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    7. present: Gives "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.", a time and date.
    8. present: Says the report was received "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.", a clock time and date.
    9. present: Gives the time "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    10. present: Gives "August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    11. present: Gives time and date "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    12. present: Gives "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    13. present: Gives the time "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    14. present: Gives date and time, "August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m."
    15. present: Gives "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    16. present: Gives date and time: "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    17. present: Gives time "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    18. present: Gives "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.", a specific time.
    19. present: Gives "August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.", a date and clock time.
    20. present: Gives timing, "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    21. present: Gives time "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    22. present: Gives "August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.", a specific time.
    23. present: It gives a specific time and date, "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    24. present: It gives the time "on August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
    25. present: Gives the date and time, "August 27, 2024 at approximately 9:00 a.m.".
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present by unanimous agreement. The warning reports stalking and harassment of a staff member and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated danger.

    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. present: It reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated danger.
    2. present: Reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated peril.
    3. present: Reports stalking and harassment of a staff member and warns conditions may pose a threat, an explicit danger statement.
    4. present: Reports stalking and harassment and notes conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated potential harm.
    5. present: It reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat to community members, conveying potential danger.
    6. present: It reports stalking and states conditions may pose a threat to members of the community, an explicit statement of potential harm.
    7. present: Reports stalking and harassment and warns of a threat to community members, a stated danger.
    8. present: Reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat to the community.
    9. present: Reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated danger.
    10. present: A stalking report that warns conditions may pose a threat to the community states an explicit danger.
    11. present: It reports stalking and harassment and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit danger.
    12. present: Reports stalking and harassment of a staff member and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community.
    13. present: It reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit danger.
    14. present: Reports stalking and harassment and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated danger.
    15. present: It reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat to community members, a stated danger.
    16. present: Reports stalking and harassment that may pose a threat to members and guests of the community, a stated danger.
    17. present: Reports stalking and harassment and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, an explicit stated danger.
    18. present: It reports stalking and harassment and warns of conditions that may pose a threat to the community, a stated danger.
    19. present: A stalking and harassment report noting conditions that may pose a threat conveys harm and ongoing danger.
    20. present: Reports stalking and harassment and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated danger.
    21. present: It reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat to community members, an explicit danger statement.
    22. present: It reports stalking and harassment of a staff member and warns conditions may pose a threat, a stated peril.
    23. present: Reports stalking and harassment of a staff member and warns conditions may pose a threat to the community, a stated danger.
    24. present: Reports stalking and harassment and warns of a threat to community members, an explicit danger.
    25. present: Reports stalking and harassment and states conditions may pose a threat, conveying a stated danger.

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

About this analysis
Context

Background

Penn State Beaver is a small (~600-student) commonwealth-system branch campus of Pennsylvania State University in Monaca, PA. This August 2024 timely warning is significant because the victim was a staff member rather than a student, a category often overlooked in campus-violence discourse. Penn State's centralized timely-warning archive covers all 24 campuses with case numbers, campus-specific URLs, and standardized continuing-threat language. According to Daily Collegian reporting, Penn State issues relatively few stalking-VAWA warnings system-wide despite stalking being among the most common reported VAWA-covered crimes. The fact that Beaver (a campus 1/80th the size of University Park) issued two stalking-VAWA warnings in a single calendar year (24BR00014 in April, 24BR00025 in August) is statistically notable and may reflect either an increase in actual incidents, an improvement in reporting rates, or a more proactive issuance threshold by the local Clery officer. The 'known visitor' framing also illustrates that campus VAWA warnings cover non-affiliated individuals when they create a continuing threat to people on Clery geography.
Analysis

Key Findings

VAWA timely warnings protect all campus community members, including staff and faculty, not only students
Small branch campuses can produce multiple stalking warnings in a single year; Beaver issued two in 2024
The suspect was a 'known visitor' rather than a student or employee, a reminder that VAWA warnings cover non-affiliated individuals on Clery geography
Penn State's standardized warning format applies the same continuing-threat language regardless of victim type
Brief incident-narrative format (two sentences) is Penn State's deliberate choice to protect survivor identity
Outcome
Investigation ongoing. Suspect was a known visitor to campus, banned from returning. The case demonstrates that VAWA timely warnings cover all members of the campus community (students, staff, and faculty), not only students.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Penn State Beaver Timely Warning — Stalking VAWA (case 24BR00025)
    timelywarnings.psu.edu
    archived copy
  2. Official
    Penn State Timely Warnings centralized archive
    timelywarnings.psu.edu
    archived copy
  3. Student Paper
    What to know about timely warnings — Daily Collegian
    psucollegian.com
    archived copy
  4. Clery ASR
    Penn State Beaver 2024 Annual Security Report
    police.psu.edu
    archived copy
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Pennsylvania State University, Beaver: Staff member reports stalking and harassment by a known campus visitor." Incident of August 26, 2024. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/penn-state-beaver-stalking-staff-2024-08-26/

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