Bedroom burglary through an unlocked front door on 35th Street

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found USC DPS as the named issuer (25/25).

  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: USC Department of Public Safety is named as the issuing authority.
  2. present: The alert identifies DPS and the Los Angeles Police Department as responding agencies.
  3. present: USC DPS is named repeatedly, which is source.
  4. present: Department of Public Safety is a named campus police sender.
  5. present: The product is a USC DPS crime alert naming DPS.
  6. present: Source is USC DPS plus LAPD contact lines.
  7. present: The university public safety unit is identified by name.
  8. present: DPS at University Park Campus is a named sender.
  9. present: TrojansAlert registration language still sits under a DPS-authored notice.
  10. present: The issuing office is the USC Department of Public Safety.
  11. present: LAPD and DPS are named authorities.
  12. present: A named campus DPS is source.
  13. present: The warning is from USC DPS.
  14. present: Source is present via Department of Public Safety.
  15. present: USC is named as the institution issuing the crime alert.
  16. present: DPS emergency numbers identify the sender.
  17. present: The Clery warning is attributed to USC DPS.
  18. present: Public Safety is named as the authoring unit.
  19. present: The text identifies DPS for UPC and HSC.
  20. present: A university police/public safety unit is named.
  21. present: Source: USC Department of Public Safety.
  22. present: The sender is campus DPS.
  23. present: Named agency DPS satisfies source.
  24. present: University Park Campus DPS is identified.
  25. present: The crime alert names DPS as the contact and issuer.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found burglary as the reported offense (25/25).

  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: Burglary is named as the reported offense, a specific crime threat.
  2. present: The hazard is a burglary in a bedroom.
  3. present: Reported Offense: Burglary names the threat.
  4. present: A suspect inside a bedroom taking property is a burglary hazard.
  5. present: The specific threat is burglary.
  6. present: Hazard is burglary, not a generic incident.
  7. present: The heading Recommendations for Burglary names the crime type.
  8. present: A burglary through an unlocked door is specified.
  9. present: The offense field says Burglary.
  10. present: Threat type is burglary.
  11. present: The incident description is a burglary of a residence.
  12. present: Named crime: burglary.
  13. present: The alert is a burglary timely warning.
  14. present: Hazard equals burglary.
  15. present: A property crime, burglary, is specified.
  16. present: The suspect stole property from a nightstand: burglary.
  17. present: Specific threat wording is Burglary.
  18. present: The community is warned about a burglary.
  19. present: This is not a generic emergency; it is a burglary.
  20. present: The reported offense line names burglary.
  21. present: Bedroom burglary is the hazard.
  22. present: Crime type burglary is explicit.
  23. present: The text specifies burglary as the offense.
  24. present: A continuing burglary threat is the Clery subject.
  25. present: Hazard is the named burglary.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found the 1200 block of 35th Street (25/25).

  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 1200 block of 35th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007 is a specific address block.
  2. present: Location is the 1200 block of 35th Street.
  3. present: A street block in Los Angeles is given.
  4. present: 35th Street plus University Park Campus locates the event.
  5. present: The residence and property gate on 35th Street are place cues.
  6. present: Where: 1200 block of 35th Street.
  7. present: A numbered block and city are stated.
  8. present: UPC versus HSC still names campus geography.
  9. present: The location field is a specific street block.
  10. present: 35th Street is a named street.
  11. present: Los Angeles, CA 90007 is a precise place.
  12. present: The burglary is located on the 1200 block of 35th Street.
  13. present: A street address block answers where.
  14. present: Location is present as 35th Street.
  15. present: The text names a Los Angeles street block.
  16. present: University Park Campus is a named campus area.
  17. present: The nightstand and front door are at the 35th Street residence.
  18. present: A mapped street block is given.
  19. present: Location includes 35th Street and UPC.
  20. present: The place is the 1200 block of 35th Street.
  21. present: Street, city, and ZIP are all stated.
  22. present: A specific block is named.
  23. present: 35th Street, Los Angeles is location.
  24. present: The location line is complete.
  25. present: Where is the 1200 block of 35th Street.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found lock-door and call-DPS instructions (25/25).

  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: Lock all doors and windows is a protective instruction to the community.
  2. present: Call 911 or DPS if in immediate DANGER is guidance.
  3. present: Recommendations tell readers to go to a safe location and call DPS.
  4. present: Do not attempt to apprehend suspects is an instruction.
  5. present: Lock doors and windows, especially when leaving, is guidance.
  6. present: The public is told to lock doors and call DPS or 911.
  7. present: Protective actions include locking doors and not confronting suspects.
  8. present: Go to a safe location and call is guidance.
  9. present: Community members are reminded to lock doors and windows.
  10. present: Call DPS immediately with information is an instruction.
  11. present: Guidance is lock, call, and do not apprehend.
  12. present: The burglary recommendations are audience instructions.
  13. present: Recipients are told how to prevent similar burglaries.
  14. present: Lock your doors and windows is explicit guidance.
  15. present: Call 911 for LAPD is a protective instruction.
  16. present: The alert tells people what to do after a burglary pattern.
  17. present: Safety recommendations are directed at the campus audience.
  18. present: Do not attempt to apprehend is guidance to recipients.
  19. present: Lock doors is a protective action.
  20. present: The purpose sentence plus lock-door advice is still guidance in the bullets.
  21. present: Readers are instructed to be a good witness and call police.
  22. present: Guidance exists as lock-door and call-DPS orders.
  23. present: The community is told to lock residences.
  24. present: Protective steps are listed under Recommendations.
  25. present: The audience is instructed to call DPS emergency numbers.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found 08/28/2026 1:15 a.m. (25/25).

  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: Date and Time of Occurrence is 08/28/2026 1:15 a.m., a clock time and date.
  2. present: A clock time 1:15 a.m. and a date are stated.
  3. present: The occurrence timestamp is present.
  4. present: 08/28/2026 is a date cue.
  5. present: Time is 1:15 a.m. on 08/28/2026.
  6. present: The alert gives a specific occurrence clock.
  7. present: Date and time of occurrence satisfy Time.
  8. present: 1:15 a.m. is a clock time.
  9. present: A dated occurrence line is in the product.
  10. present: The burglary is timestamped 1:15 a.m.
  11. present: Time is present via 08/28/2026 1:15 a.m.
  12. present: The occurrence field names both date and hour.
  13. present: A.m. clock time is stated.
  14. present: When is answered by 1:15 a.m. on August 28, 2026.
  15. present: The date-time line is explicit.
  16. present: Occurrence time is given.
  17. present: 08/28/2026 counts as a date.
  18. present: Clock time is in the alert.
  19. present: The product timestamps the burglary.
  20. present: Time element: 1:15 a.m.
  21. present: A specific hour is named.
  22. present: Date of occurrence is present.
  23. present: The time field is filled.
  24. present: 1:15 a.m. is recency by clock.
  25. present: The warning includes the occurrence clock.
• Impactabsent6/25

  Final assessment

  A minority (6/25) treated the conditional immediate DANGER line as impact. 19/25 treated it as boilerplate and coded absent. Majority absent.

  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: Immediate DANGER is explicit severity language in the call-911 line.
  2. present: The DANGER all-caps line states a severe consequence condition.
  3. present: Immediate DANGER conveys harm severity.
  4. present: DANGER is impact language even as a conditional.
  5. present: The text uses DANGER, a severity word.
  6. present: Immediate DANGER implies life-safety harm.
  7. absent: Shots fired names the hazard but does not state consequence or severity.
  8. absent: No deadly, life-threatening, injury, or dangerous wording is present.
  9. absent: Impact requires stated harm; naming shots fired alone does not count.
  10. absent: There is no explicit consequence for people or property.
  11. absent: Severity language is absent.
  12. absent: The text does not say what the hazard could do beyond naming it.
  13. absent: No injury, death, or danger adjective is used.
  14. absent: Impact is not conveyed; only the hazard name appears.
  15. absent: Could be deadly or similar is missing.
  16. absent: Harm is not stated or clearly implied beyond the hazard label.
  17. absent: Stay inside is guidance, not an impact statement.
  18. absent: The product does not describe potential consequences.
  19. absent: No severity marker such as dangerous appears.
  20. absent: Impact fails the explicit-harm test.
  21. absent: Naming gunfire is hazard, not impact, per the rubric.
  22. absent: There is no stated risk of injury.
  23. absent: Consequences are not described.
  24. absent: The alert does not say how serious the harm would be.
  25. absent: No destructive or life-threatening language.