Pry-bar burglary of electronics on the 300 block of North Craig
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedPitt Police posted an off-campus crime alert for a burglary in the 300 block of North Craig Street between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm September 1, 2026. Residents found electronic devices missing; the actor pried the door with a tool.
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How the first alert is built
To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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.
Warning: The content of this crime alert may contain graphic and sensitive information. Burglary (Off-Campus Crime Alert) The University of Pittsburgh Police are assisting the City of Pittsburgh Police with investigating a burglary that occurred between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in the 300 block of North Craig Street. The residents reported that, upon returning home, they discovered several electronic devices were missing. The actor used a tool to pry open the door. The investigation remains ongoing. Description of the suspect is as follows: Suspects: unknown Anyone who has information regarding this incident should call the University of Pittsburgh Police Department at 412-624-2121, reference report # 26-02582 or the City of Pittsburgh Police at 412-422-6520, reference CCR: 26-136256
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads found Source present (25 of 25). The wording supplies a clear source cue.
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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- present: The branded opener University of Pittsburgh Police names who is sending the message.
- present: Source is present because City of Pittsburgh Police is a sender tag.
- present: I count Source from the signature Pitt Police Department.
- present: The issuing authority appears as University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: City of Pittsburgh Police identifies the alerting office.
- present: A branded header Pitt Police Department is enough for Source.
- present: The text opens with University of Pittsburgh Police, which is a named sender.
- present: Source is met by the campus tag City of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: Readers can see Pitt Police Department as the origin of the blast.
- present: The alert names its origin with University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: I treat City of Pittsburgh Police as a clear source cue.
- present: The signature line Pitt Police Department satisfies Source.
- present: Who sent it is visible in University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: Source is coded present on City of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: The product identifies itself via Pitt Police Department.
- present: University of Pittsburgh Police is a recognizable campus alert brand.
- present: A named unit shows up as City of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: The first words Pitt Police Department tell recipients the sender.
- present: Source holds because University of Pittsburgh Police is present.
- present: I read City of Pittsburgh Police as the originating system.
- present: The body cites Pitt Police Department as the voice of the message.
- present: Sender identity is the phrase University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: Source is the branded string City of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: The message attributes itself with Pitt Police Department.
- present: Present: University of Pittsburgh Police is the alerting authority cue.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads found Hazard present (25 of 25). The wording supplies a clear hazard cue.
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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- present: The specific threat is named as Burglary.
- present: Hazard is present because burglary that occurred is a concrete threat.
- present: I count Hazard from the phrase electronic devices were missing.
- present: The text states what is happening: Burglary.
- present: burglary that occurred is a named hazard, not a generic incident.
- present: A specific threat word appears: electronic devices were missing.
- present: Hazard is met by Burglary.
- present: Readers are told the danger is burglary that occurred.
- present: I treat electronic devices were missing as enough specificity for Hazard.
- present: The body names Burglary as the problem.
- present: Hazard holds on burglary that occurred.
- present: The alert identifies the threat as electronic devices were missing.
- present: Burglary is not generic emergency language.
- present: A concrete hazard label burglary that occurred is in the text.
- present: I code H=1 from electronic devices were missing.
- present: The wording specifies Burglary.
- present: Hazard is the named event burglary that occurred.
- present: What the threat is: electronic devices were missing.
- present: Present: Burglary names the hazard.
- present: I read burglary that occurred as a specific threat.
- present: The product says electronic devices were missing, which is specific.
- present: Hazard comes from Burglary.
- present: A named risk burglary that occurred appears.
- present: The first burst states electronic devices were missing.
- present: Threat specificity is Burglary.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads found Location present (25 of 25). The wording supplies a clear location cue.
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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- present: The place is named as 300 block of North Craig Street.
- present: Location is present because North Craig Street is a site cue.
- present: I count Location from 300 block.
- present: Where is answered by 300 block of North Craig Street.
- present: North Craig Street is a campus or street place.
- present: A named site 300 block appears.
- present: Location is met by 300 block of North Craig Street.
- present: Readers are told the site: North Craig Street.
- present: I treat 300 block as enough for Location.
- present: The body locates this at 300 block of North Craig Street.
- present: Location holds on North Craig Street.
- present: The alert names 300 block as the place.
- present: 300 block of North Craig Street is a geographic cue.
- present: A place string North Craig Street is in the text.
- present: I code L=1 from 300 block.
- present: The wording specifies 300 block of North Craig Street as where.
- present: Location is the named site North Craig Street.
- present: Where this applies: 300 block.
- present: Present: 300 block of North Craig Street names the location.
- present: I read North Craig Street as a place.
- present: The product says 300 block, a location.
- present: Location comes from 300 block of North Craig Street.
- present: A named area North Craig Street appears.
- present: The first burst states 300 block as the site.
- present: Place specificity is 300 block of North Craig Street.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads found Guidance present (25 of 25). The wording supplies a clear guidance cue.
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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- present: The protective instruction is should call the University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: Guidance is present because Anyone who has information tells people what to do.
- present: I count Guidance from call ... 412-624-2121.
- present: Recipients are told should call the University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: Anyone who has information is an action aimed at the audience.
- present: A directive call ... 412-624-2121 appears.
- present: Guidance is met by should call the University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: Readers get the instruction Anyone who has information.
- present: I treat call ... 412-624-2121 as protective guidance.
- present: The body orders should call the University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: Guidance holds on Anyone who has information.
- present: The alert tells people to call ... 412-624-2121.
- present: should call the University of Pittsburgh Police is not mere responder status.
- present: An audience action Anyone who has information is in the text.
- present: I code G=1 from call ... 412-624-2121.
- present: The wording instructs should call the University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: Guidance is the line Anyone who has information.
- present: What to do: call ... 412-624-2121.
- present: Present: should call the University of Pittsburgh Police is guidance.
- present: I read Anyone who has information as an instruction.
- present: The product says call ... 412-624-2121, a protective ask.
- present: Guidance comes from should call the University of Pittsburgh Police.
- present: A call to act Anyone who has information appears.
- present: The first burst states call ... 412-624-2121 as the action.
- present: The protective ask is should call the University of Pittsburgh Police.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads found Time present (25 of 25). The wording supplies a clear time 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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- present: The timing cue is 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm.
- present: Time is present because Tuesday, September 1, 2026 is a clock or date.
- present: I count Time from between 9:30 a.m..
- present: When is answered by 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm.
- present: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 is an explicit time window.
- present: A date or hour between 9:30 a.m. appears.
- present: Time is met by 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm.
- present: Readers are told Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
- present: I treat between 9:30 a.m. as enough for Time.
- present: The body timestamps this with 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm.
- present: Time holds on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
- present: The alert names between 9:30 a.m. as when.
- present: 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm is a calendar or clock string.
- present: A time phrase Tuesday, September 1, 2026 is in the text.
- present: I code T=1 from between 9:30 a.m..
- present: The wording specifies 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm.
- present: Time is the window Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
- present: When this applies: between 9:30 a.m..
- present: Present: 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm names the time.
- present: I read Tuesday, September 1, 2026 as a timing cue.
- present: The product says between 9:30 a.m., a time.
- present: Time comes from 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm.
- present: A numbered hour or date Tuesday, September 1, 2026 appears.
- present: The first burst states between 9:30 a.m..
- present: Timing specificity is 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 pm.
Impactabsent0/25
Final assessment
All 25 reads found Impact absent (0 of 25). The first burst does not satisfy impact.
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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- absent: No consequence or severity beyond the hazard name is stated.
- absent: Impact is absent: there is no deadly, injury, or dangerous claim about harm.
- absent: Naming the event is not enough for Impact.
- absent: I see no what-it-could-do wording.
- absent: Impact fails without stated harm.
- absent: Graphic content warning is about the writeup, not the burglary's harm.
- absent: The body does not say life-threatening or similar.
- absent: I cannot code Impact present.
- absent: Severity is not written.
- absent: Impact 0: no extra harm clause.
- absent: Closed or canceled is operations, not injury language.
- absent: There is no risk-of wording.
- absent: The text never states consequences for people.
- absent: I treat the hazard name alone as Impact absent.
- absent: No damaging or dangerous harm statement appears.
- absent: Impact is not satisfied.
- absent: Readers are not told what it could do.
- absent: I code I=0.
- absent: A content warning is not impact of the crime.
- absent: Weather as a label is the hazard, not extra severity.
- absent: Impact missing.
- absent: No injury, death, or property-harm clause is here.
- absent: The message stops at the event name.
- absent: I do not infer impact from the hazard word.
- absent: Consequence language is absent.
Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5
Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Pittsburgh: Pry-bar burglary of electronics on the 300 block of North Craig." Incident of September 1, 2026. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-pittsburgh-north-craig-burglary-2026-09-01/
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