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Skirt grabbing on Ponce de Leon near Tren Urbano

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PRsexual offensetimely warninghigh confidence
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DSMR posted a second Alerta de Seguridad after a student reported that on March 27, 2025 at about 9:20 a.m. someone touched her skirt on the sidewalk of Avenida Ponce de León by Plaza Universitaria at the Tren Urbano stair, then ran down the stairs. DSMR published a height and clothing description.

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Institution
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras
Territory · PR
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Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTWebsite
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ALERTA DE SEGURIDAD SITUACIÓN OCURRIDA EL 27 DE MARZO 2025 La División de Seguridad y Manejo de Riesgos (DSMR) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, alerta sobre un incidente de acto lascivo. OFENSA REPORTADA: La perjudicada, identificada como estudiante, informó hoy, jueves 27 de marzo de 2025, que a eso de las 9:20 a.m. estaba parada en la acera de la Avenida Ponce de León, frente a Plaza Universitaria al lado de la entrada a la escalera del Tren Urbano. Sintió que le estaban tocando la falda al virarse observó a un individuo de tez trigueña, de estatura 5’7”, que vestía camisa azul y pantalón corto crema y un sombrero estilo pava, que salió corriendo bajando las escaleras del Tren Urbano. ADVERTENCIAS: - Mantenerse alerta en todo momento, observe quien está a su a alrededor. - Informar de inmediato a las autoridades pertinentes sobre cualquier tipo de delito que ocurra en su presencia o que tenga conocimiento. - En caso de emergencia, favor de comunicarse con la División de Seguridad y Manejo de Riesgo al 787.764.0000 extensiones 83131, 83535. - Teléfono de la Policía de Puerto Rico, Cuartel de Río Piedras 787-765-0841 o 911.
Dual independent fetches 2026-08-17. Same-size HTML; product strings present in both.
Thread checked N/A (official HTML notice).
Curly quotes in 5’7” preserved from the HTML. a su a alrededor preserved.
Distinct incident from 2025-03-27-university-of-puerto-rico-rio-piedras-rivera-building-lascivious-act: different time (9:20 vs 8:59), location (Ponce de León / Tren Urbano vs edificio Rivera / Ave. Universidad), and suspect clothing.
Message elements

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.

ALERTA DE SEGURIDAD SITUACIÓN OCURRIDA EL 27 DE MARZO 2025 La División de Seguridad y Manejo de Riesgos (DSMR) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, alerta sobre un incidente de acto lascivo. OFENSA REPORTADA: La perjudicada, identificada como estudiante, informó hoy, jueves 27 de marzo de 2025, que a eso de las 9:20 a.m. estaba parada en la acera de la Avenida Ponce de León, frente a Plaza Universitaria al lado de la entrada a la escalera del Tren Urbano. Sintió que le estaban tocando la falda al virarse observó a un individuo de tez trigueña, de estatura 5’7”, que vestía camisa azul y pantalón corto crema y un sombrero estilo pava, que salió corriendo bajando las escaleras del Tren Urbano. ADVERTENCIAS: - Mantenerse alerta en todo momento, observe quien está a su a alrededor. - Informar de inmediato a las autoridades pertinentes sobre cualquier tipo de delito que ocurra en su presencia o que tenga conocimiento. - En caso de emergencia, favor de comunicarse con la División de Seguridad y Manejo de Riesgo al 787.764.0000 extensiones 83131, 83535. - Teléfono de la Policía de Puerto Rico, Cuartel de Río Piedras 787-765-0841 o 911.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    DSMR is the named official sender.

    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: DSMR is the named sender of this second same-day alerta.
    2. present: The notice is issued by DSMR.
    3. present: División de Seguridad y Manejo de Riesgos is the official source.
    4. present: The product is a first-party DSMR alerta.
    5. present: DSMR alerta sobre un acto lascivo.
    6. present: The official campus security division is the sender.
    7. present: The notice is posted as a DSMR product.
    8. present: DSMR is the issuing office.
    9. present: The sender is DSMR at Río Piedras.
    10. present: An official DSMR alert addresses the campus.
    11. present: The product is an official UPRRP security notice.
    12. present: DSMR is identified as the alerter.
    13. present: The notice is a campus security product.
    14. present: The official sender is DSMR.
    15. present: Río Piedras DSMR published this second alerta.
    16. present: The text is issued by the campus risk-management division.
    17. present: DSMR is the transmitting office.
    18. present: The first paragraph names DSMR.
    19. present: Official campus security is the sender.
    20. present: The product comes from DSMR on the official site.
    21. present: The alerta is a first-party DSMR alert.
    22. present: DSMR is the named campus security sender.
    23. present: The notice is an official DSMR website product.
    24. present: The sender line is the División de Seguridad y Manejo de Riesgos.
    25. present: UPRRP DSMR is the official publisher.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Acto lascivo: someone touched the student's skirt.

    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: Acto lascivo is the named hazard.
    2. present: Someone touched the student's skirt.
    3. present: The emergency is a skirt-grabbing.
    4. present: Acto lascivo is the condition.
    5. present: The hazard is a sexual touching on the sidewalk.
    6. present: Tocando la falda is the hazard language.
    7. present: The danger is a skirt grab on Ponce de León.
    8. present: A sexual offense is the named incident.
    9. present: The product reports a skirt touching.
    10. present: The notice alerts about an acto lascivo.
    11. present: The hazard language is acto lascivo.
    12. present: The condition is a sidewalk sexual touching.
    13. present: The product is a sexual-offense notification.
    14. present: A skirt grab is the hazard.
    15. present: The official category is acto lascivo.
    16. present: The student felt someone touching her skirt.
    17. present: The emergency is a street sexual offense.
    18. present: The notice reports an acto lascivo.
    19. present: Acto lascivo is the offense.
    20. present: The hazard is a lascivious act.
    21. present: The named incident is acto lascivo.
    22. present: A sexual offense on Ponce de León is the danger.
    23. present: The product reports acto lascivo.
    24. present: The condition is a skirt grab.
    25. present: The hazard is acto lascivo at the Tren Urbano stair.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Sidewalk of Avenida Ponce de León by Plaza Universitaria and the Tren Urbano stair.

    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: The place is the sidewalk of Avenida Ponce de León.
    2. present: Plaza Universitaria is a nearby landmark.
    3. present: The Tren Urbano stair entrance is the site.
    4. present: The student was on the acera of Ponce de León.
    5. present: The location is frente a Plaza Universitaria.
    6. present: The geography is that sidewalk and stair.
    7. present: The place cue is Avenida Ponce de León.
    8. present: The Tren Urbano escalera is the escape path.
    9. present: The location is beside the Tren Urbano stair.
    10. present: Ponce de León at Plaza Universitaria is the place.
    11. present: The product sites the event on that sidewalk.
    12. present: The street is Avenida Ponce de León.
    13. present: The stair of the Tren Urbano is the location.
    14. present: The geography is Plaza Universitaria and the stair.
    15. present: The sidewalk is the place language.
    16. present: The site is Ponce de León by Plaza Universitaria.
    17. present: The Tren Urbano entrance is the place.
    18. present: The location is that acera.
    19. present: Avenida Ponce de León is the street cue.
    20. present: The named place is Plaza Universitaria.
    21. present: The stair is the location of the flight.
    22. present: The place is outside on Ponce de León.
    23. present: The sidewalk by the Tren Urbano stair is the site.
    24. present: Plaza Universitaria is the landmark.
    25. present: The geography is Ponce de León and the Tren Urbano stair.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Stay alert; report crimes; call DSMR or 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: Stay alert and watch who is around you.
    2. present: Report any crime immediately to the authorities.
    3. present: Call DSMR at 787.764.0000 extensions 83131 and 83535.
    4. present: Call Río Piedras police at 787-765-0841 or 911.
    5. present: The ADVERTENCIAS list is the action guidance.
    6. present: Informar de inmediato a las autoridades is the instruction.
    7. present: In an emergency contact DSMR or 911.
    8. present: The notice asks the community to report crimes at once.
    9. present: Extensions 83131 and 83535 are the action numbers.
    10. present: Call the cuartel or 911 for police.
    11. present: The guidance is to stay alert and notify authorities.
    12. present: Report crimes you witness or know about.
    13. present: The product lists phone numbers for reporting.
    14. present: Emergency contact is 787.764.0000 ext. 83131 and 83535.
    15. present: The action request is to inform authorities immediately.
    16. present: Call DSMR or the Río Piedras cuartel.
    17. present: The notice tells people how to report.
    18. present: 911 is listed as a police option.
    19. present: The advertencias are the protective instructions.
    20. present: Contact DSMR in an emergency.
    21. present: The phone list is a prescribed action.
    22. present: Observe who is around you is guidance.
    23. present: The four bullets are the action guidance.
    24. present: Mantenerse alerta is the first instruction.
    25. present: The product directs reports to DSMR or 911.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Incident Thursday 27 March 2025 at about 9:20 a.m.

    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 notice is for a situation on 27 de marzo 2025.
    2. present: The date cue is 27 DE MARZO 2025.
    3. present: Jueves 27 de marzo de 2025 is a date in the body.
    4. present: 9:20 a.m. is the incident clock time.
    5. present: March 27 2025 is the incident date.
    6. present: The heading names 27 de marzo 2025.
    7. present: The incident time is about 9:20 a.m.
    8. present: The official date on the notice is 27 March 2025.
    9. present: 9:20 a.m. is printed in the OFENSA paragraph.
    10. present: The temporal cue is 27 de marzo 2025.
    11. present: The body gives 9:20 a.m. as the time.
    12. present: The product is the March 27 2025 second alerta.
    13. present: The date-time cues are 27 March and 9:20 a.m.
    14. present: SITUACIÓN OCURRIDA EL 27 DE MARZO 2025 is the date line.
    15. present: The incident clock is 9:20 a.m.
    16. present: March 27 is the incident date.
    17. present: The notice heading carries the March 27 date.
    18. present: 9:20 a.m. is a clock time in the body.
    19. present: The date is 27 de marzo 2025.
    20. present: The time of the grab is 9:20 a.m.
    21. present: The official date line is 27 DE MARZO 2025.
    22. present: The product is dated for 27 March 2025.
    23. present: The temporal marker is the 27 de marzo heading.
    24. present: Jueves plus 9:20 a.m. is the time package.
    25. present: The notice date is March 27, 2025.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    A female student, not named; suspect about 5 feet 7 inches in a blue shirt, cream shorts, and a pava hat.

    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: The victim is identified as a student, not by name.
    2. present: The suspect is described, not named.
    3. present: La perjudicada is identificada como estudiante.
    4. present: A man about 5 feet 7 inches in a blue shirt.
    5. present: Cream shorts and a pava hat are part of the description.
    6. present: No proper names appear.
    7. present: The student is the reporting victim.
    8. present: The subject is un individuo, then described.
    9. present: Identificada como estudiante is the victim identity.
    10. present: The clothing description is the identity element.
    11. present: Tez trigueña is part of the description.
    12. present: The victim is a female student.
    13. present: The suspect wore a pava hat and cream shorts.
    14. present: No name is published for either person.
    15. present: The clothing description is the identity cue.
    16. present: The notice identifies the victim as a student.
    17. present: The other party is an unnamed described man.
    18. present: The reporting student is not named.
    19. present: The identity package is student plus described man.
    20. present: A student and a described suspect are the two people.
    21. present: Identity language includes height and clothes.
    22. present: The suspect is identified by clothes and height, not a name.
    23. present: A blue shirt is an identity cue.
    24. present: The pava hat is an identity cue.
    25. present: The person is described, not named.

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

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

About this analysis
Context

Background

Official DSMR Alerta de Seguridad for a March 27 2025 acto lascivo reported at about 9:20 a.m. on Avenida Ponce de León by Plaza Universitaria and the Tren Urbano stair. A separate official alerta the same morning describes a different location and suspect near edificio Rivera.
Analysis

Key Findings

A student reported someone touching her skirt at about 9:20 a.m. on Ponce de León.
The person ran down the Tren Urbano stairs; DSMR published a height and clothing description.
Outcome
The official notice said the person ran down the Tren Urbano stairs. It did not report an arrest.
Provenance

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Campus Alert Archive. "Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras: Skirt grabbing on Ponce de Leon near Tren Urbano." Incident of March 27, 2025. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-puerto-rico-rio-piedras-ponce-de-leon-skirt-grab-2025-03-27/

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Added August 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion