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Safety bulletin for suspicious male and indecent exposure reports on campus

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In April 2026, UNH Police issued a Wildcat Safety Bulletin PDF describing four reports of a suspicious male on campus, including two indecent-exposure reports and loitering near College Woods and Dimond Library.

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University Police Department 18 Waterworks Road Durham, NH 03824-3515 V: 603.862.1427 F: 603.862.1966 TTY: 7.1.1 (Relay NH) www.unh.edu/upd Wildcat Safety Bulletin Over the past few days UNH Police has received 4 reports of a suspicious male loitering on campus making people feel uncomfortable. In two of these instances the male was described as being between 30-40 years old, and reportedly exposing himself as people passed by. Clothing description included dark clothing possible ball cap, and grey hoodie. Two further reports advised of an older male, not college aged, loitering in the area of College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium. This male was described as bald, wearing a blue ball cap, blue t-shirt and bright sneakers. The last report was of a male reported to be average height possibly 50 years old wearing black clothing and baseball cap hanging out in the Ravine behind the Dimond Library following a student. There was no contact between the reporting party and male. If you have any information or can provide further details on any of these incidents, please contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427. Safety Tips: If you witness or see anything suspicious call 911 immediately. Walk with a buddy and stay alert to your surroundings. If you feel unsafe call UNH Campus Service Officers for a safety escort. Escorts are available 24 hours a day by calling 603-862-1427. “A CALEA & IACLEA Accredited Law Enforcement Agency”
PDF filename indicates April 16, 2026; body has no calendar date line.
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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.

University Police Department 18 Waterworks Road Durham, NH 03824-3515 V: 603.862.1427 F: 603.862.1966 TTY: 7.1.1 (Relay NH) www.unh.edu/upd Wildcat Safety Bulletin Over the past few days UNH Police has received 4 reports of a suspicious male loitering on campus making people feel uncomfortable. In two of these instances the male was described as being between 30-40 years old, and reportedly exposing himself as people passed by. Clothing description included dark clothing possible ball cap, and grey hoodie. Two further reports advised of an older male, not college aged, loitering in the area of College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium. This male was described as bald, wearing a blue ball cap, blue t-shirt and bright sneakers. The last report was of a male reported to be average height possibly 50 years old wearing black clothing and baseball cap hanging out in the Ravine behind the Dimond Library following a student. There was no contact between the reporting party and male. If you have any information or can provide further details on any of these incidents, please contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427. Safety Tips: If you witness or see anything suspicious call 911 immediately. Walk with a buddy and stay alert to your surroundings. If you feel unsafe call UNH Campus Service Officers for a safety escort. Escorts are available 24 hours a day by calling 603-862-1427. “A CALEA & IACLEA Accredited Law Enforcement Agency”

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 agree (1): University Police issued a "Wildcat Safety Bulletin" after "4 reports of a suspicious male loitering on campus."

    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 Police issued a "Wildcat Safety Bulletin" after "4 reports of a suspicious male loitering on campus."
    2. present: Because the Wildcat Safety Bulletin comes from the University Police Department at UNH.
    3. present: Checklist confirms source as University Police Department UNH on Wildcat Safety Bulletin letterhead.
    4. present: The UNH Police Department issued this Wildcat Safety Bulletin.
    5. present: Authorship is attributable to the University Police Department via letterhead and the Wildcat Safety Bulletin label.
    6. present: UNH Police released a Wildcat Safety Bulletin after receiving multiple reports of a suspicious man loitering on campus.
    7. present: UNH Police Wildcat Safety Bulletin on UPD letterhead.
    8. present: UNH Police Department released this Wildcat Safety Bulletin on suspicious males loitering on campus.
    9. present: "University Police Department" under a Wildcat Safety Bulletin is the stated campus source.
    10. present: Looking again, UNH Police and the University Police Department remain the named source of the Wildcat Safety Bulletin.
    11. present: Source control is adequate: University Police Department and UNH Police issue the Wildcat Safety Bulletin.
    12. present: This Wildcat Safety Bulletin is issued by the University of New Hampshire Police Department.
    13. present: The Wildcat Safety Bulletin is issued by the University of New Hampshire Police Department with standard departmental letterhead and contact information.
    14. present: UNH Police Wildcat Safety Bulletin from University Police Dept.
    15. present: Authorship is presented as the University Police Department under a Wildcat Safety Bulletin.
    16. present: This Wildcat Safety Bulletin comes from the UNH Police Department.
    17. present: The text presents the University Police Department letterhead and attributes the bulletin content to UNH Police.
    18. present: Present because the University Police Department Wildcat Safety Bulletin provides official UNH UPD contact information and a campus community notice.
    19. present: Source is University Police Department Wildcat Safety Bulletin from UNH Police with official contact details.
    20. present: UNH Police and the University Police Department header identify who issued the Wildcat Safety Bulletin whereas without that source the bulletin would be unattributed.
    21. present: UNH Police Department publishes the Wildcat Safety Bulletin and seeks further details.
    22. present: The University Police Department and UNH Police are identified as the source and tip line authority.
    23. present: The alert comes from the University Police Department under a Wildcat Safety Bulletin with UPD contact information.
    24. present: Recipients can identify the University Police Department letterhead and Wildcat Safety Bulletin as the source.
    25. present: The bulletin identifies University Police Department UNH as the source issuing the Wildcat Safety Bulletin.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 agree (1): A suspicious male was "loitering on campus making people feel uncomfortable," with two instances of him "exposing himself as people passed by" and another of "following a student."

    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: A suspicious male was "loitering on campus making people feel uncomfortable," with two instances of him "exposing himself as people passed by" and another of "following a student."
    2. present: Since the hazard is a suspicious male loitering on campus and in some cases exposing himself.
    3. present: Hazard coded as suspicious male activity including loitering and reported indecent exposure toward passersby.
    4. present: A suspicious man has been loitering on campus, including reports of him exposing himself and following a student.
    5. present: The hazard comprises suspicious male loitering, reported indecent exposure, and a student being followed without contact.
    6. present: A suspicious male was reported loitering and making people uncomfortable, including alleged exposure and one case of following a student.
    7. present: Suspicious male loitering; two reports of indecent exposure to passersby.
    8. present: UNH Police Department describes suspicious males loitering, two instances of indecent exposure, and one case of following a student.
    9. present: "Suspicious male loitering, exposure, and following a student" are the behaviors driving the bulletin.
    10. present: A second pass still presents suspicious male loitering and reported exposure as the core hazard.
    11. present: Hazard coding supports indecent exposure and suspicious male loitering that made people uncomfortable.
    12. present: Police report a suspicious adult male loitering on campus, with some incidents involving indecent exposure and following a student.
    13. present: The hazard is a suspicious male loitering on campus who in some instances allegedly exposed himself and in another instance followed a student without making contact.
    14. present: Suspicious males loitering exposing self and trailing student.
    15. present: The hazard centers on suspicious loitering males, including reports of indecent exposure and following a student.
    16. present: They have a suspicious male loitering, sometimes exposing himself, and one report of following a student.
    17. present: The text describes a suspicious male loitering on campus and in some cases exposing himself as people passed by.
    18. present: Present because reports cover a suspicious male loitering, indecent exposure to passersby, and a male following a student without contact.
    19. present: Hazard is a suspicious male loitering and in two cases exposing himself as described in four campus reports.
    20. present: Suspicious male loitering, exposure, and following a student name the hazards whereas without those acts the warning would not say what danger is present.
    21. present: A suspicious male loiters on campus and exposes himself as people pass.
    22. present: A suspicious male is described as loitering on campus and in two cases exposing himself to passersby.
    23. present: The alert describes a suspicious male loitering, indecent exposure, and a male following a student.
    24. present: Recipients learn the hazard is a suspicious male loitering on campus including reports of exposure and following a student.
    25. present: The text states a suspicious male loitering on campus with reports of public exposure and following a student.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 agree (1): Reports cover general campus areas, "College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium," and the "Ravine behind the Dimond Library."

    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: Reports cover general campus areas, "College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium," and the "Ravine behind the Dimond Library."
    2. present: Because incidents are tied to campus areas including College Woods near Wildcat Stadium and the ravine behind Dimond Library.
    3. present: Locations verified on campus including College Woods near Wildcat Stadium and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    4. present: Incidents were reported around campus, near College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and in the ravine behind Dimond Library.
    5. present: Sites include campus generally, College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    6. present: Incidents were reported around campus, near College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and in the ravine behind Dimond Library.
    7. present: Campus general; College Woods by Wildcat Stadium; Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    8. present: UNH Police Department cites campus generally, College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    9. present: "College Woods near Wildcat Stadium and the Ravine behind Dimond Library" are the campus areas named.
    10. present: Even read carefully, College Woods near Wildcat Stadium and the Ravine behind Dimond Library stay listed locations.
    11. present: Geographic detail is sufficient: campus, College Woods near Wildcat Stadium, and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    12. present: Activity was reported on campus generally, near College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and in the ravine behind Dimond Library.
    13. present: Activity is reported generally on campus, near College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and in the Ravine behind the Dimond Library.
    14. present: Campus College Woods by stadium Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    15. present: Locations span campus generally, College Woods near Wildcat Stadium, and the ravine behind Dimond Library.
    16. present: It is on campus, including College Woods by Wildcat Stadium and the ravine behind Dimond Library.
    17. present: The text situates incidents on campus, at College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and in the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    18. present: Present because activity is tied to College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    19. present: Location is campus areas including College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    20. present: College Woods near Wildcat Stadium and the ravine behind Dimond Library locate incidents whereas without those sites recipients could not focus vigilance on specific areas.
    21. present: Reports cover College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    22. present: Activity is placed on campus, at College Woods near Wildcat Stadium, and in the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    23. present: The alert cites campus generally, College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    24. present: Recipients get campus areas including College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
    25. present: Locations given include campus generally, College Woods across from Service Credit Union at Wildcat Stadium, and the Ravine behind Dimond Library.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 agree (1): Anyone with information should "contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427."

    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: Anyone with information should "contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427."
    2. present: Since the bulletin asks anyone with information or further details to contact UNH Police at 603-862-1427.
    3. present: Recipient directed to contact UNH Police at 603-862-1427 with any information or further details.
    4. present: Contact UNH Police at 603-862-1427 if you have details or saw any of these incidents.
    5. present: Recipients with information are instructed to contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427.
    6. present: Anyone with details should contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427.
    7. present: Contact UNH PD 603-862-1427 with details; safety tips cut off mid line.
    8. present: UNH Police Department asks anyone with information to contact the department at 603-862-1427.
    9. present: "Contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427" is the instruction for anyone with details.
    10. present: Re-checking, the bulletin still asks anyone with details to contact UNH Police at the given number.
    11. present: Community is told to provide information or further details to UNH Police at 603-862-1427.
    12. present: Community members with information or further details should contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427.
    13. present: Persons with information or further details are instructed to contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427.
    14. present: Call UNH Police 603-862-1427 with any details on suspects.
    15. present: Readers are directed to contact the UNH Police Department with further details on these incidents.
    16. present: They ask you to call UNH Police at 603-862-1427 if you have more details.
    17. present: The text asks anyone with information or further details to contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427.
    18. present: Present because anyone with information is asked to contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427.
    19. present: Guidance is to contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427 with information or further details on the incidents.
    20. present: Contacting UNH Police at 603-862-1427 with information is advised so a reporting action exists whereas without that line people would have no instructed channel.
    21. present: Contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427 with any information.
    22. present: Anyone with information is told to contact the UNH Police Department at the listed number.
    23. present: The alert asks anyone with information or further details to contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427.
    24. present: Recipients are directed to contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427 with information or further details.
    25. present: Recipients are told to contact the UNH Police Department at 603-862-1427 with information or further details.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 agree (1): Events occurred "over the past few days" relative to the bulletin, with no exact clock times given.

    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: Events occurred "over the past few days" relative to the bulletin, with no exact clock times given.
    2. present: Because the reports arrived over the past few days without a single fixed incident timestamp.
    3. present: Time given only as over the past few days with no single clock time for each report.
    4. present: Police received four reports over the past few days.
    5. present: Temporal scope is limited to a qualitative window of the past few days without discrete incident timestamps.
    6. present: Police received four reports over the past few days.
    7. present: Four reports over the past few days; no exact clock times given.
    8. present: UNH Police Department says the four reports came in over the past few days.
    9. present: "Over the past few days" is the only timing given for when the four reports came in.
    10. present: Double-checking timing, the phrase over the past few days still supplies a recency marker for the reports.
    11. present: Recency is present as incidents over the past few days, which supports operational timeframe awareness.
    12. present: Four reports were received over the past few days, without more precise incident timestamps in the bulletin.
    13. present: The department received four reports over the past few days relative to the date of the bulletin.
    14. present: Four reports over past few days no exact clock times given.
    15. present: Temporal framing is limited to the past few days rather than exact clock times for each event.
    16. present: They say all of this stacked up over the past few days.
    17. present: The text times the four reports as occurring over the past few days without fixed calendar dates.
    18. present: Present because the bulletin states the four reports arrived over the past few days without narrower clock times.
    19. present: Time is over the past few days as the period when UNH Police received the four reports.
    20. present: Over the past few days roughly times the reports whereas without even that phrase the recency of the threat would be unknown.
    21. present: Police receive four reports over the past few days.
    22. present: The incidents are framed as having been reported over the past few days without exact clock times.
    23. present: The alert states the reports were received over the past few days without exact clock times for each incident.
    24. present: Recipients are told the four reports came over the past few days without exact clock times.
    25. present: The notice notes the reports occurred over the past few days without fixed clock times for each event.
  • Impactpresent24/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 24/25 codes 1: Witnesses felt "uncomfortable," one male was "hanging out" and "following a student," and "there was no contact between the reporting party and male" in that last case.

    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: Witnesses felt "uncomfortable," one male was "hanging out" and "following a student," and "there was no contact between the reporting party and male" in that last case.
    2. present: Since the behavior made people uncomfortable and one male was reported following a student without contact.
    3. present: Impact beyond the hazard name includes public discomfort, a student followed with no contact, and four related reports.
    4. present: People felt uncomfortable, some saw indecent exposure, and one student was followed with no contact made.
    5. present: Beyond the hazard labels, the bulletin notes community discomfort and stalking-like following behavior near a library ravine.
    6. present: Witnesses described men who were not college aged, and the student who was followed had no direct contact with the man.
    7. present: People made uncomfortable; one male followed a student with no contact.
    8. present: UNH Police Department states the loitering made people feel uncomfortable and that one following incident involved no contact with the reporting party.
    9. present: "Making people feel uncomfortable and following a student without contact" go beyond a bare hazard label.
    10. present: Second look still notes people made uncomfortable and a student followed without contact as impacts past the hazard label.
    11. absent: Discomfort and no-contact following are noted, but no severity or harm language beyond the hazard description itself.
    12. present: The behavior has made people feel uncomfortable and includes exposure and trailing of a student with no contact reported.
    13. present: The conduct caused passersby to feel uncomfortable, included alleged indecent exposure, and involved non-contact following of a student by a non-college-aged male.
    14. present: Public discomfort exposure acts no contact with trailing case.
    15. present: Community members reportedly felt uncomfortable and one student was followed, though no physical contact was reported.
    16. present: People felt uncomfortable, and one student was followed even though there was no contact.
    17. present: The text states the loitering made people feel uncomfortable and notes a male following a student with no contact.
    18. present: Present because the behavior made people feel uncomfortable and included exposure and shadowing of a student, effects beyond a bare hazard label.
    19. present: Impact is people made to feel uncomfortable and a student followed with no contact, beyond the loitering and exposure labels.
    20. present: People feeling uncomfortable and no contact during the library following expand impact past a bare hazard name whereas without those notes only the crime label would stand.
    21. present: The male makes people uncomfortable and follows a student without making contact.
    22. present: People are described as made to feel uncomfortable and a student was followed, conveying harm beyond the hazard label.
    23. present: The alert says the loitering made people feel uncomfortable and that exposure occurred as people passed by, though no physical contact was reported in the following incident.
    24. present: Recipients learn people felt uncomfortable, exposure was reported as passersby went by, and one male followed a student with no contact.
    25. present: It shows four reports of discomforting loitering, varied male descriptions by age and clothing, and no contact in the Dimond Library following incident.

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Background

In April 2026, UNH Police issued a Wildcat Safety Bulletin PDF describing four reports of a suspicious male on campus, including two indecent-exposure reports and loitering near College Woods and Dimond Library. Source page: https://www.unh.edu/upd/sites/default/files/media/2026-04/Safety%20bulletin%20april%2016%202026.pdf.
Analysis

Key Findings

Official public timely warning / safety notice with full body text
Outcome
Community asked to report information to UNH Police; safety escorts available 24/7.
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of New Hampshire: Safety bulletin for suspicious male and indecent exposure reports on campus." Incident of April 16, 2026. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-new-hampshire-suspicious-male-safety-bulletin-2026-04-16/

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