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Assault reported with a timely campus safety notice; near construction site, 1315 E. Ann,

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University of Michigan DPSS published a public safety notice on or about 2025-01-22. Full text is preserved from the official news.dpss.umich.edu archive.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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Crime Alert 2025-1: Felonious Assault Summary: The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is investigating a reported stabbing at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site. According to information provided to the police, the victim, who is acquainted with the suspect, was assaulted with a sharp object. The incident resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene on foot. UMPD is continuing its investigation and verifying additional details. Suspect(s): Black male, 40, beard, last seen wearing brown tattered pants, brown boots, ¾ zip-up nylon dark coat with a hood and neon yellow hoodie under the jacket. If you have any information, please contact the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security at (734) 763-1131. Remember: - Trust your intuition. Choose an alternative if a situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe. - If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911 from any phone. - If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior. Call 911. - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 - For updates, visit dpss.umich.edu
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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 2025-1: Felonious Assault Summary: The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is investigating a reported stabbing at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site. According to information provided to the police, the victim, who is acquainted with the suspect, was assaulted with a sharp object. The incident resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene on foot. UMPD is continuing its investigation and verifying additional details. Suspect(s): Black male, 40, beard, last seen wearing brown tattered pants, brown boots, ¾ zip-up nylon dark coat with a hood and neon yellow hoodie under the jacket. If you have any information, please contact the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security at (734) 763-1131. Remember: - Trust your intuition. Choose an alternative if a situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe. - If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911 from any phone. - If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior. Call 911. - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 - For updates, visit dpss.umich.edu

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the alert names "The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)" as investigating and 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: UMPD.
    2. present: It names UMPD and DPSS.
    3. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
    4. present: Names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)'.
    5. present: It names UMPD as investigating.
    6. present: UMPD is named.
    7. present: Names the University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD).
    8. present: Names UMPD.
    9. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD).
    10. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD).
    11. present: It names UMPD.
    12. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
    13. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
    14. present: UMPD is named.
    15. present: UMPD and U-M DPSS.
    16. present: The alert names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)' as the agency investigating the stabbing.
    17. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) as the agency investigating the reported stabbing.
    18. present: The alert names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)' as the agency investigating the stabbing.
    19. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)' as investigating.
    20. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)' as the agency investigating the reported stabbing.
    21. present: It says 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is investigating', naming the source.
    22. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)' as the agency investigating the reported stabbing.
    23. present: It says 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is investigating' the reported stabbing.
    24. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)' as the agency investigating the stabbing.
    25. present: It says 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is investigating', which names the source.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it names "a reported stabbing" in which the victim was assaulted "with a sharp object", a specific threat.

    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: Stabbing.
    2. present: A 'reported stabbing'.
    3. present: It names a stabbing.
    4. present: Names a 'reported stabbing'.
    5. present: It names a "reported stabbing".
    6. present: It names a stabbing.
    7. present: Names 'a reported stabbing'.
    8. present: Names a 'reported stabbing'.
    9. present: It names 'a reported stabbing'.
    10. present: It names a 'reported stabbing'.
    11. present: It names a stabbing.
    12. present: It names a stabbing.
    13. present: It names a stabbing.
    14. present: It reports a stabbing.
    15. present: A reported stabbing.
    16. present: The alert reports 'a reported stabbing' in which the victim was assaulted 'with a sharp object'.
    17. present: It names a 'reported stabbing' in which the victim was assaulted with a sharp object, a specific hazard.
    18. present: The alert reports 'a reported stabbing' in which the victim was assaulted 'with a sharp object'.
    19. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' and 'a reported stabbing' with a sharp object.
    20. present: It reports 'a reported stabbing' where the victim was assaulted with a sharp object.
    21. present: It names 'a reported stabbing' where the victim 'was assaulted with a sharp object'.
    22. present: It reports 'a reported stabbing', a felonious assault with a sharp object.
    23. present: It names 'a reported stabbing', a felonious assault with a sharp object.
    24. present: It names 'a reported stabbing' in which the victim was assaulted with a sharp object.
    25. present: It names 'a reported stabbing' in which the victim was assaulted with a sharp object.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the stabbing is placed "at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site", a specific named location.

    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: Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    2. present: 'Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    3. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    4. present: Gives 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    5. present: It gives "the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site".
    6. present: It says the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    7. present: Gives 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    8. present: Gives 'Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    9. present: It gives 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    10. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    11. present: It says the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    12. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    13. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    14. present: It names the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    15. present: Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    16. present: The alert places the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site', a specific location.
    17. present: It places the stabbing at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site, a specific named location.
    18. present: The alert places the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site', a specific location.
    19. present: It specifies 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    20. present: It locates the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site', a specific named place.
    21. present: It places the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    22. present: It places the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site', a specific named location.
    23. present: It places the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site', a specific named location.
    24. present: It locates the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site', a specific campus place.
    25. present: It places the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site', a specific named location on the medical campus.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the reminders say "If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911" and to report suspicious behavior.

    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: Call 911 if threatened, report suspicious behavior.
    2. present: Tips include calling 911 and using blue light phones if threatened.
    3. present: It advises calling 911 if threatened and reporting suspicious behavior.
    4. present: Tips advise 'If you feel threatened ... call 911'.
    5. present: It says to call 911 if threatened and report suspicious behavior.
    6. present: It says use a blue light phone or call 911 if threatened.
    7. present: Tips say to call 911 if threatened and report suspicious behavior.
    8. present: Tips say call 911 if threatened and report suspicious behavior.
    9. present: It advises calling 911 or using a blue light phone if threatened.
    10. present: Tips say call 911 if threatened and report suspicious behavior.
    11. present: It advises calling 911 if threatened.
    12. present: Tips say call 911 if threatened.
    13. present: Tips tell readers to call 911 if threatened.
    14. present: Tips advise calling 911 if threatened.
    15. present: Tips like calling 911 if threatened.
    16. present: It advises that 'If you feel threatened' to use a blue light phone or call 911.
    17. present: It advises readers to 'call 911' if threatened and to report suspicious behavior, protective actions.
    18. present: Its tips say to call 911 if threatened and choose an alternative if a situation feels unsafe.
    19. present: It advises readers to 'call 911 from any phone' if threatened and to report suspicious behavior.
    20. present: It advises readers to 'look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911' if threatened.
    21. present: Tips advise to 'call 911 from any phone' if threatened and report suspicious behavior.
    22. present: It says to 'look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911' if threatened.
    23. present: Tips say 'If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911'.
    24. present: It advises 'call 911 from any phone' if threatened and to report suspicious behavior.
    25. present: It advises 'If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911'.
  • Timeabsent1/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, with 24 of 25 agreeing: no date, clock time, or recency word is given; one dissent read "is continuing its investigation" as an ongoing cue, but it describes police status, not the hazard.

    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 date or time given.
    2. absent: No date, time, or explicit recency cue.
    3. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue appears.
    4. absent: No date, time, or recency cue for the incident appears.
    5. absent: No date or clock time appears; only continuing investigation language.
    6. absent: No date or time is given.
    7. absent: No date, time, or recency cue appears.
    8. absent: No date, clock time, or explicit recency cue.
    9. absent: No time or date of the stabbing is given.
    10. absent: No date or time is given.
    11. absent: No date or time is given.
    12. absent: No clock time or date is given.
    13. absent: No clock time, date or recency cue appears.
    14. absent: No date or clock time appears.
    15. absent: No time or date given.
    16. absent: No date, clock time, or recency marker such as 'now' appears in the alert.
    17. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word such as 'now' appears in the text.
    18. present: It says UMPD 'is continuing its investigation', an ongoing-status cue comparable to 'ongoing'.
    19. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word is given for the stabbing.
    20. absent: No date, clock time, or recency word for the stabbing appears in the text.
    21. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue appears in this alert.
    22. absent: It gives no date, clock time, or recency term for the stabbing.
    23. absent: The alert gives no date, clock time, or recency word for the stabbing.
    24. absent: No date or clock time is given; 'continuing its investigation' describes police status, not hazard timing.
    25. absent: It says UMPD is continuing its investigation but gives no date, clock time, or recency word.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the alert states the incident "resulted in non-life-threatening injuries", conveying both harm and its severity.

    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: Victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
    2. present: 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries' states harm and severity.
    3. present: It states the stabbing caused "non-life-threatening injuries".
    4. present: States 'non-life-threatening injuries', conveying severity.
    5. present: It states the incident "resulted in non-life-threatening injuries".
    6. present: It states non-life-threatening injuries resulted.
    7. present: States the attack 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries'.
    8. present: States 'non-life-threatening injuries'.
    9. present: It says the incident 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries'.
    10. present: It states 'non-life-threatening injuries', conveying severity.
    11. present: It states non-life-threatening injuries.
    12. present: It states 'non-life-threatening injuries', conveying severity.
    13. present: It reports non-life-threatening injuries.
    14. present: It reports non-life-threatening injuries.
    15. present: 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries' conveys severity.
    16. present: It states 'The incident resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', conveying harm and its severity.
    17. present: It reports that the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', which conveys the harm and its severity.
    18. present: It states the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', conveying the harm and its severity.
    19. present: It says the incident 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', a stated consequence.
    20. present: It states the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', conveying harm and severity.
    21. present: It states 'The incident resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', conveying harm and severity.
    22. present: It states the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', which conveys the harm and its severity.
    23. present: It says the incident 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', stating harm and its severity.
    24. present: It states the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', which conveys actual harm to the victim.
    25. present: It states the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', conveying harm and severity.

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Official public safety archive notice from University of Michigan.
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    Crime Alert 2025-1: Felonious Assault [Canceled]
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Michigan: Assault reported with a timely campus safety notice; near construction site, 1315 E. Ann,." Incident of January 22, 2025. Added July 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-michigan-felonious-assault-canceled-2025-01-22/

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