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Home invasion at 1000 block E. Ann St., off campus

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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Crime Alert 2019-4: Home Invasion Summary: As told to the Ann Arbor Police, an unknown male entered through an unlocked door of a residence in the 1000 block of E. Ann St. When the reportee arrived at the residence, the suspect ran out of the house without taking anything. There was no sign of forced entry. Suspect(s): Black male, early to mid 20’s, 5′ 8″-6′ 1″, goatee or beard, last seen wearing a large heavy black Carhart coat and blue jeans. If you have any information, please contact the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security at (734) 763-1131 or Dial 9-1-1 Remember: - Have your keys in hand before you reach your vehicle or residence - Keep all exterior doors and windows locked - Keep exterior lights on at night - Have your keys in hand before you reach your vehicle or residence - Walk with a trusted friend or co-worker when possible - Trust your intuition. If a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, choose an alternative - If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior.Call 911 - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 For status updates to this alert, visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (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.

Crime Alert 2019-4: Home Invasion Summary: As told to the Ann Arbor Police, an unknown male entered through an unlocked door of a residence in the 1000 block of E. Ann St. When the reportee arrived at the residence, the suspect ran out of the house without taking anything. There was no sign of forced entry. Suspect(s): Black male, early to mid 20’s, 5′ 8″-6′ 1″, goatee or beard, last seen wearing a large heavy black Carhart coat and blue jeans. If you have any information, please contact the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security at (734) 763-1131 or Dial 9-1-1 Remember: - Have your keys in hand before you reach your vehicle or residence - Keep all exterior doors and windows locked - Keep exterior lights on at night - Have your keys in hand before you reach your vehicle or residence - Walk with a trusted friend or co-worker when possible - Trust your intuition. If a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, choose an alternative - If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior.Call 911 - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 For status updates to this alert, visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the Crime Alert header, the Ann Arbor Police, and U-M DPSS identify 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: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    2. present: 'Crime Alert' and U-M DPSS are named.
    3. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    4. present: Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS.
    5. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and 'U-M Division of Public Safety and Security'.
    6. present: The Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS are named.
    7. present: Cites Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS.
    8. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    9. present: It names the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    10. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    11. present: The U-M Division of Public Safety and Security is named.
    12. present: The U-M Division of Public Safety and Security is named.
    13. present: The Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS are named.
    14. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    15. present: U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    16. present: Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS are named.
    17. present: It names the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    18. present: The U-M Division of Public Safety and Security is named.
    19. present: Names the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    20. present: Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS.
    21. present: Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS are named.
    22. present: It names the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    23. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS.
    24. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    25. present: It is labeled 'Crime Alert 2019-4' and cites the Ann Arbor Police and U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree the hazard is named: a Home Invasion through an unlocked door.

    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: It names 'Home Invasion'.
    2. present: It names a home invasion.
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    4. present: Home invasion.
    5. present: It names a 'Home Invasion'.
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    20. present: Home invasion.
    21. present: It names a home invasion.
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    24. present: It names a home invasion.
    25. present: It names a 'Home Invasion' by an unknown male entering through an unlocked door.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the location is the 1000 block of E. Ann St.

    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 'the 1000 block of E. Ann St.'.
    2. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    3. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    4. present: 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    5. present: It gives 'the 1000 block of E. Ann St.'.
    6. present: It gives "the 1000 block of E. Ann St."
    7. present: Gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    8. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    9. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    10. present: It gives 'the 1000 block of E. Ann St.'.
    11. present: It gives "the 1000 block of E. Ann St.".
    12. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    13. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    14. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    15. present: '1000 block of E. Ann St.'.
    16. present: It gives "the 1000 block of E. Ann St.".
    17. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
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    21. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    22. present: It gives 'the 1000 block of E. Ann St.'.
    23. present: It gives 'the 1000 block of E. Ann St.'.
    24. present: It gives the 1000 block of E. Ann St.
    25. present: It places the invasion 'in the 1000 block of E. Ann St.'
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree guidance is present, such as Keep all exterior doors and windows locked, keep exterior lights on, and 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: It advises keeping doors and windows locked and calling 911.
    2. present: It advises keeping doors locked and exterior lights on.
    3. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked and calling 911.
    4. present: Keep doors locked, call 911.
    5. present: It advises readers to 'Keep all exterior doors and windows locked'.
    6. present: It advises locking doors and windows and calling 911.
    7. present: Tips say keep doors locked and call 911.
    8. present: It advises locking doors and windows and keeping lights on.
    9. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked.
    10. present: It advises 'Keep all exterior doors and windows locked'.
    11. present: It advises locking doors and windows and calling 911.
    12. present: It advises keeping doors locked and calling 911.
    13. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked.
    14. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked and exterior lights on.
    15. present: Tips say keep exterior doors locked.
    16. present: It advises keeping exterior doors and windows locked.
    17. present: It advises locking doors and windows and calling 911.
    18. present: It advises keeping doors locked and reporting suspicious behavior.
    19. present: Tips such as keeping doors and windows locked.
    20. present: Keep doors locked, call 911.
    21. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked.
    22. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked and calling 911.
    23. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked and calling 911.
    24. present: It advises locking doors and windows and walking with a friend.
    25. present: It advises 'Keep all exterior doors and windows locked' and to keep exterior lights on.
  • Timeabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree timing is absent: no clock time, date, or recency cue about the event appears in the text.

    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. absent: No time, date, or recency cue about the event appears.
    2. absent: No time or date appears.
    3. absent: No time, date, or recency cue is given.
    4. absent: No time or date; '2019-4' is an alert number.
    5. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue for the incident or alert appears.
    6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
    7. absent: No time or date; '2019-4' is an alert number.
    8. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue appears.
    9. absent: No date, time, or recency cue is given.
    10. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue is given for the incident or message.
    11. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
    12. absent: No time, date, or recency cue is given.
    13. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
    14. absent: No time, date, or recency cue about the incident appears.
    15. absent: No time or date for the incident appears.
    16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given.
    17. absent: No time or date is given.
    18. absent: No time, date, or recency cue is given.
    19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue.
    20. absent: No time or date appears.
    21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given.
    22. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue is given.
    23. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue appears.
    24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
    25. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word appears anywhere in this alert.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: no harm or severity is conveyed; the suspect ran out without taking anything and there was no sign of forced entry.

    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: It notes nothing was taken and states no harm or severity.
    2. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm is stated.
    3. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
    4. absent: Nothing taken; no severity stated.
    5. absent: It notes nothing was taken and states no harm.
    6. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm or severity is stated.
    7. absent: Nothing was taken and no severity is stated.
    8. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm or severity is stated.
    9. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
    10. absent: It notes nothing was taken and states no consequence or severity.
    11. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm is described.
    12. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm or severity is stated.
    13. absent: No harm or severity is stated.
    14. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
    15. absent: Nothing was taken; no harm or severity stated.
    16. absent: The suspect ran "without taking anything"; no harm stated.
    17. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm or severity is described.
    18. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm or severity is stated.
    19. absent: No severity or consequence stated.
    20. absent: Nothing taken; no severity stated.
    21. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm is stated.
    22. absent: The suspect fled without taking anything; no harm is stated.
    23. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm is conveyed.
    24. absent: Nothing was taken and no harm is described.
    25. absent: The suspect ran out 'without taking anything', and no harm or severity is conveyed.

Coded by Claude Opus 5.5

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

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Context

Background

University of Michigan DPSS Crime Alert series under dpss.umich.edu news-and-alerts.
Analysis

Key Findings

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    U-M DPSS Crime Alert
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  2. Official
    Crime Alert 2019-4: Home Invasion
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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "University of Michigan: Home invasion at 1000 block E. Ann St., off campus." Incident of April 16, 2019. Added July 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-michigan-crime-alert-2019-4-home-invasion-2019-04-16/

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