Attempted unarmed robbery crime alert later canceled

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: the alert names "The University of Michigan Police Department" as the investigating agency and also cites the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.

  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: University of Michigan Police Department.
  2. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  3. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  4. present: Names 'The University of Michigan Police Department'.
  5. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  6. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
  7. present: Names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  8. present: Names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  9. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  10. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  11. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  12. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
  13. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
  14. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
  15. present: University of Michigan Police Department.
  16. present: The alert names 'The University of Michigan Police Department' as the agency investigating the attempted robbery.
  17. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department as the agency investigating the attempted robbery.
  18. present: The alert names 'The University of Michigan Police Department' as the agency investigating the attempted robbery.
  19. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department' as investigating.
  20. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department' as the agency investigating the attempted unarmed robbery.
  21. present: It says 'The University of Michigan Police Department is investigating', naming the source.
  22. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department' and the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security as issuers.
  23. present: It says 'The University of Michigan Police Department is investigating', naming the responding agency clearly.
  24. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department' as the investigating agency.
  25. present: It says 'The University of Michigan Police Department is investigating', naming the source.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: the title and summary name an "Attempted Unarmed Robbery" in which a suspect struggled with a staff member and tried to steal a bag.

  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: Attempted unarmed robbery.
  2. present: 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery'.
  3. present: It names an attempted unarmed robbery.
  4. present: Names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery'.
  5. present: It names an "Attempted Unarmed Robbery".
  6. present: It names an attempted unarmed robbery.
  7. present: Names 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery'.
  8. present: Names an attempted unarmed robbery.
  9. present: It names an attempted unarmed robbery.
  10. present: It names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery'.
  11. present: It names an attempted unarmed robbery.
  12. present: It names an attempted unarmed robbery.
  13. present: It names an attempted unarmed robbery.
  14. present: It reports an attempted unarmed robbery.
  15. present: Attempted unarmed robbery.
  16. present: It reports an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' involving a struggle over a bag.
  17. present: It names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' involving a struggle over a bag.
  18. present: It names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' in which a suspect tried to steal a staff member's bag.
  19. present: It names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' where a suspect tried to steal a bag.
  20. present: It reports an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' in which a suspect tried to steal a bag.
  21. present: It names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' with a struggle over a bag.
  22. present: It concerns an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' in which a suspect tried to steal a staff member's bag.
  23. present: It names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' involving a struggle over a bag.
  24. present: It names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' involving a struggle over a bag.
  25. present: It names an 'Attempted Unarmed Robbery' with a struggle over a staff member's bag.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: the incident is placed "in the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4", a specific named campus parking facility and level.

  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: M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4.
  2. present: 'M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4'.
  3. present: It gives the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4.
  4. present: Gives 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4'.
  5. present: It gives "the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4".
  6. present: It says M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4.
  7. present: Gives 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4'.
  8. present: Gives 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4'.
  9. present: It gives 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4'.
  10. present: It gives the 'M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4'.
  11. present: It says the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4.
  12. present: It gives the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4.
  13. present: It gives the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4.
  14. present: It names the M-22 Mott Parking Structure.
  15. present: M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4.
  16. present: The alert places the incident 'in the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4', a specific campus parking location.
  17. present: It places the attempted robbery in the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, level P4, a specific facility.
  18. present: The alert places the incident 'in the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4', a specific campus parking location.
  19. present: It specifies 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4'.
  20. present: It names 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4' as the specific place where the attempted robbery occurred.
  21. present: It places it in 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4'.
  22. present: It places the attempted robbery in 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4', a specific campus facility.
  23. present: It places the attempted robbery 'in the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4', a specific campus location.
  24. present: It locates the incident in 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4', a specific campus parking structure.
  25. present: It places the attempted robbery in 'the M-22 Mott Parking Structure, P4', a specific named campus parking facility.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: the reminders tell readers to "Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas" and to use a blue light phone or call 911 if threatened.

  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: Safety tips such as walking with a friend.
  2. present: Tips include walking in well-lit areas and calling 911 if threatened.
  3. present: It advises walking in well-lit areas and calling 911 if threatened.
  4. present: Tips advise 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas'.
  5. present: Tips say to walk with a friend in well-lit areas and call 911 if threatened.
  6. present: It says walk with a friend and use blue light phones if threatened.
  7. present: Tips say to walk with a friend in well-lit areas and call 911 if threatened.
  8. present: Tips say walk with a friend in well-lit areas and call 911 if threatened.
  9. present: It advises walking in well lit areas and calling 911 if threatened.
  10. present: Tips instruct walking with a friend and calling 911 if threatened.
  11. present: It advises walking with a friend and calling 911 if threatened.
  12. present: Tips say walk with a friend and call 911 if threatened.
  13. present: Tips tell readers to walk with others and call 911 if threatened.
  14. present: Tips advise calling 911 and walking with a friend.
  15. present: Tips like walking in well-lit areas and calling 911.
  16. present: It advises readers to 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and call 911 if threatened.
  17. present: It advises to 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and use blue light phones.
  18. present: Its tips say to 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and call 911 if threatened.
  19. present: It advises 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and to call 911 if threatened.
  20. present: It advises 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and to call 911 if threatened.
  21. present: Tips advise 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and call 911 if threatened.
  22. present: It advises 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and calling 911 if threatened.
  23. present: Tips advise to 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and call 911.
  24. present: Tips say 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas', a protective action.
  25. present: It advises 'Walk with a friend or co-worker in well-lit areas' and use blue light phones.
• Timepresent13/25

  Final assessment

  Present by a narrow 13 to 12 split: the majority counted "The investigation is ongoing" and "at the time of this alert" as recency cues, while dissenters noted no date or clock time and that "ongoing" describes the probe.

  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 investigation is ongoing' is a recency cue.
  2. present: 'The investigation is ongoing' conveys current status.
  3. present: "The investigation is ongoing" conveys current status.
  4. absent: Only says the investigation is ongoing; no date or time of the incident.
  5. present: It says "The investigation is ongoing" and references "the time of this alert".
  6. absent: No incident date or clock time is given.
  7. absent: No date or clock time appears.
  8. present: Says 'The investigation is ongoing' and 'at the time of this alert'.
  9. absent: It says the investigation is ongoing but gives no time or date of the incident.
  10. absent: No date or clock time; 'ongoing' refers only to the investigation.
  11. present: 'at the time of this alert' and 'ongoing' give recency.
  12. absent: No clock time or date is given.
  13. present: 'The investigation is ongoing' conveys currency.
  14. absent: No date or clock time is given.
  15. absent: No time or date given.
  16. present: It says 'The investigation is ongoing' and refers to 'the time of this alert', signaling recency.
  17. present: It says 'The investigation is ongoing', which is an ongoing-status cue signaling the situation is current.
  18. present: It states 'The investigation is ongoing', which the rubric treats as a recency cue.
  19. absent: No date or time is given, and 'ongoing' refers only to the investigation, not the hazard.
  20. absent: It gives no incident date or time; 'The investigation is ongoing' refers to the probe, not the hazard's timing.
  21. absent: No date or clock time appears; 'at the time of this alert' is not a real time cue.
  22. present: It says 'The investigation is ongoing' and 'at the time of this alert', recency cues.
  23. absent: No date or time of the incident appears; 'ongoing' refers only to the investigation.
  24. present: It says 'The investigation is ongoing' and refers to 'the time of this alert'.
  25. present: It says 'The investigation is ongoing' and references details 'at the time of this alert', conveying recency.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: the alert mentions "a struggle" over the bag but states no injury, consequence, or severity for the staff member or anyone else.

  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 consequence stated.
  2. absent: A struggle is mentioned but no injury or severity is stated.
  3. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  4. absent: Mentions a struggle but no consequence or severity.
  5. absent: A struggle is mentioned but no injury or severity is stated.
  6. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  7. absent: No injury or severity is stated.
  8. absent: No injury or severity is stated.
  9. absent: It describes a struggle but states no injury or severity.
  10. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  11. absent: No harm or severity is stated.
  12. absent: No injury or severity is stated.
  13. absent: No injury or severity is stated.
  14. absent: No consequence is stated.
  15. absent: No severity or consequence.
  16. absent: A struggle over the bag is mentioned, but the alert states no injury or severity for the staff member.
  17. absent: It describes a struggle over a bag but conveys no injury, consequence, or severity.
  18. absent: A struggle over the bag is mentioned, but the alert states no injury or severity for the staff member.
  19. absent: It mentions a struggle but reports no injury or severity.
  20. absent: It mentions 'a struggle' over the staff member's bag but states no injury or severity of the threat.
  21. absent: It mentions a struggle but no injury or statement of severity.
  22. absent: It mentions a struggle over a bag but states no injury, consequence, or severity for the victim or others.
  23. absent: It mentions that the staff member struggled with the suspect but reports no injury or severity.
  24. absent: A struggle over a bag is mentioned, but the alert states no injury or level of severity.
  25. absent: A struggle is mentioned but no injury or explicit severity is stated.