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Timely warning for a robbery at a Broadway food truck

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Columbia Public Safety issued Clery Crime Alert W17 for the incident described in the official PDF.

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Clery Crime Alert Robbery Columbia University Public Safety was recently informed of a robbery that occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck located near West 117th Street and Broadway. The incident occurred on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM. The individual removed money from a tip jar belonging to the Miracle Thai food truck. A struggle ensued when a food truck employee attempted to recover the property. The individual was last observed entering the West 116th Street subway station. The individual is shown in the photo below. No further information is available at this time. If you have any additional information about this incident, please contact Investigator Ramirez at 212-853-0191 and reference case #26-002401. Harm Reduction Strategies: No one is ever responsible for a crime committed against them. The responsibility lies entirely with the perpetrator. If something happens, we encourage you to report it. Reporting helps protect others and ensures you can access support and services. Report the incident to the Department of Public Safety at Morningside: 212-854-5555 Manhattanville: 212-853-3333 Medical Center: 212-305-7979 Be aware of your surroundings, especially when walking alone. Stay alert and tune in to your environment. Remember that cell phones, earbuds, and other electronic devices divert your attention from your surroundings and block out environmental sound, which increases your vulnerability. If you are the victim of a crime, do not engage further with the assailant as that may put you in further danger. Disclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined campuses that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community. For additional information, please visit our Clery Act website or email ps-compliance@columbia.edu.
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Columbia Public Safety Clery Crime Alert PDF (W17)publicsafety.columbia.edufind archived copies
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Distinct incident from 2026-03-20-columbia-university-116th-broadway-harassments: different date and robbery vs harassments.
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.

Clery Crime Alert Robbery Columbia University Public Safety was recently informed of a robbery that occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck located near West 117th Street and Broadway. The incident occurred on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM. The individual removed money from a tip jar belonging to the Miracle Thai food truck. A struggle ensued when a food truck employee attempted to recover the property. The individual was last observed entering the West 116th Street subway station. The individual is shown in the photo below. No further information is available at this time. If you have any additional information about this incident, please contact Investigator Ramirez at 212-853-0191 and reference case #26-002401. Harm Reduction Strategies: No one is ever responsible for a crime committed against them. The responsibility lies entirely with the perpetrator. If something happens, we encourage you to report it. Reporting helps protect others and ensures you can access support and services. Report the incident to the Department of Public Safety at Morningside: 212-854-5555 Manhattanville: 212-853-3333 Medical Center: 212-305-7979 Be aware of your surroundings, especially when walking alone. Stay alert and tune in to your environment. Remember that cell phones, earbuds, and other electronic devices divert your attention from your surroundings and block out environmental sound, which increases your vulnerability. If you are the victim of a crime, do not engage further with the assailant as that may put you in further danger. Disclaimer: Clery Crime Alerts (Timely Warning Notifications) are distributed pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act. Columbia University is required to alert the campus community when certain crimes occur in our Clery Act defined campuses that represent a serious or continuous threat to the community. For additional information, please visit our Clery Act website or email ps-compliance@columbia.edu.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Source present.

    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: The message attributes the notice to Columbia University Public Safety in a Clery Crime Alert.
    2. present: The sender is Columbia University Public Safety, presented as a Clery Crime Alert from that office.
    3. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the issuing office in the Clery Crime Alert.
    4. present: The "Clery Crime Alert" label and "Columbia University Public Safety" identify the sender.
    5. present: The message identifies Columbia University Public Safety as the source on a Clery Crime Alert.
    6. present: Columbia University Public Safety issues the "Clery Crime Alert", naming the source.
    7. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the issuer of this Clery Crime Alert.
    8. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the source of the Clery Crime Alert.
    9. present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the office reporting the robbery.
    10. present: The sender is identified as Columbia University Public Safety with the branded Clery Crime Alert title.
    11. present: The sender is Columbia University Public Safety, stated on a Clery Crime Alert.
    12. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named at the open, and the disclaimer presents Columbia University as the alerting institution.
    13. present: Columbia University Public Safety identifies who is sending the warning.
    14. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the notifying agency on a Clery Crime Alert.
    15. present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the sender, with a Clery Crime Alert title.
    16. present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the source of this Clery Crime Alert.
    17. present: Columbia University Public Safety issues the Clery Crime Alert and is named as the responding authority.
    18. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the source, with Public Safety campus phone numbers.
    19. present: Columbia University Public Safety issues the Clery Crime Alert and is named as the reporting authority.
    20. present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the informing authority for this robbery alert.
    21. present: The alert identifies "Columbia University Public Safety" as the informing source of this "Clery Crime Alert".
    22. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the informing agency under a Clery Crime Alert heading.
    23. present: Columbia University Public Safety is named as the informing authority under a Clery Crime Alert header.
    24. present: Columbia University Public Safety is identified as the source of this Clery Crime Alert.
    25. present: The sender is Columbia University Public Safety, labeled as a Clery Crime Alert.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Hazard present.

    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: It names a robbery, including money taken from a tip jar and a struggle over the property.
    2. present: Robbery is named in the heading and body, which is a specific threat rather than a vague situation.
    3. present: The message names robbery as the specific threat.
    4. present: The alert names "Robbery", a specific threat.
    5. present: The heading and body name robbery as the specific threat.
    6. present: The alert names "robbery", a specific listed hazard.
    7. present: The alert names a robbery at the food truck, a specific threat rather than a generic incident.
    8. present: The alert names robbery, a specific listed hazard, including taking money from a tip jar and a struggle.
    9. present: The heading and body name robbery as the threat.
    10. present: The alert names Robbery as the specific crime, matching a listed hazard type.
    11. present: It names robbery as the specific threat, including money taken from a tip jar and a struggle.
    12. present: The heading and first sentence name robbery as the specific threat.
    13. present: The alert names robbery as the specific threat.
    14. present: Robbery is named as the specific crime, not a vague incident or situation.
    15. present: It names robbery as the threat, which is a specific listed hazard.
    16. present: The heading and body name robbery as the specific threat.
    17. present: The alert names robbery as the specific threat.
    18. present: The alert specifies a robbery as the threat, including removal of money from a tip jar.
    19. present: The alert names a robbery, a specific listed threat, at the food truck.
    20. present: The heading and lead name robbery as the specific threat.
    21. present: It names a "robbery" as the specific threat at the food truck.
    22. present: The heading and body name a robbery as the specific threat.
    23. present: The header and body name robbery as the specific threat.
    24. present: The alert names robbery as the specific threat.
    25. present: The hazard is named as robbery, a specific threat.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Location present.

    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 robbery is at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    2. present: It sites the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway, then the West 116th Street subway.
    3. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    4. present: It occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    5. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    6. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    7. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway, then the West 116th Street subway.
    8. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    9. present: The robbery occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    10. present: It occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway, and the suspect was last seen at the West 116th Street subway.
    11. present: The robbery occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    12. present: The robbery is sited at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    13. present: It places the crime at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    14. present: The robbery is at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway, with the person last seen at the West 116th Street subway station.
    15. present: The robbery occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    16. present: It locates the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    17. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway, then the West 116th Street subway station.
    18. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    19. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    20. present: The robbery occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    21. present: It locates the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    22. present: The robbery is located at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    23. present: It sites the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway, then the West 116th Street subway station.
    24. present: It places the robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
    25. present: It occurred at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th Street and Broadway.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Guidance present.

    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: It tells recipients to stay alert and not engage further with the assailant if victimized.
    2. present: Readers are told to stay alert, report to Public Safety, and not engage further with an assailant.
    3. present: It instructs crime victims not to engage the assailant and to stay alert to surroundings.
    4. present: It instructs victims not to engage the assailant and to report incidents to Public Safety.
    5. present: Harm reduction tells people to stay alert, watch surroundings, and not engage further with an assailant.
    6. present: It tells victims not to engage further with the assailant and to stay alert to surroundings.
    7. present: It instructs people to stay alert, be aware of surroundings, not engage an assailant, and report to Public Safety.
    8. present: Harm reduction tells people to stay alert, be aware of surroundings, and not engage further with an assailant.
    9. present: It instructs people to stay alert, watch surroundings, and not engage further with an assailant.
    10. present: Readers are told to stay alert, be aware of surroundings, not engage an assailant, and report to Public Safety.
    11. present: Recipients are told to be aware of surroundings, stay alert, and not engage further with an assailant.
    12. present: It instructs people to stay alert, watch surroundings, not engage an assailant, and report to Public Safety.
    13. present: It tells victims not to engage further with the assailant and to stay alert.
    14. present: It tells recipients to report to Public Safety, stay alert to their surroundings, and not engage further with an assailant.
    15. present: Recipients are told to stay alert, report to Public Safety, and not engage further with the assailant.
    16. present: Harm reduction instructs people to stay alert, not engage the assailant, and report to Public Safety.
    17. present: It instructs victims not to engage further with the assailant and to report incidents to Public Safety.
    18. present: It tells victims not to engage further with an assailant and to report crimes to Public Safety.
    19. present: It instructs people to stay alert, be aware of surroundings, and not engage further with an assailant.
    20. present: Harm reduction tells people to stay alert, not engage an assailant, and report to Public Safety.
    21. present: Harm reduction tells readers to stay aware of surroundings and "do not engage further with the assailant".
    22. present: Harm reduction tells people to stay alert, watch their surroundings, and not engage further with an assailant.
    23. present: It instructs recipients to stay alert, watch surroundings, and not engage further with an assailant.
    24. present: It tells readers to stay alert, report to Public Safety, and not engage further with an assailant.
    25. present: Harm reduction tells people to stay alert and, if victimized, not to engage the assailant further.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Time present.

    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 incident occurred on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    2. present: It gives Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM, and says Public Safety was recently informed.
    3. present: The robbery is timed to Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    4. present: The robbery is timed Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    5. present: The robbery is timestamped Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    6. present: The robbery occurred on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM, after Public Safety was "recently" informed.
    7. present: The robbery is dated Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    8. present: It reports Thursday, July 9th, 2026 at approximately 1:16 PM.
    9. present: The incident is dated Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    10. present: It gives Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM as the time of the robbery.
    11. present: It times the robbery on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM, and says Public Safety was recently informed.
    12. present: The robbery is dated Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    13. present: The robbery is dated Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    14. present: The robbery is dated Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    15. present: It dates the robbery Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    16. present: The robbery is placed on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    17. present: The incident is timed to Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    18. present: The incident occurred on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    19. present: The robbery is given as Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    20. present: The robbery is dated Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    21. present: The robbery occurred "Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM" after Public Safety was "recently informed".
    22. present: The incident occurred on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    23. present: The robbery is timed to Thursday, July 9th, 2026 at approximately 1:16 PM.
    24. present: The incident is dated Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
    25. present: The robbery is dated Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at approximately 1:16 PM.
  • Impactpresent24/25

    Final assessment

    24 of 25 reads find Impact present. Majority present.

    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: It warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger, stating possible harm.
    2. absent: A struggle is noted, but the text never states injury, danger from the robbery, or other harm to people or property.
    3. present: It warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger.
    4. present: It warns that engaging the assailant "may put you in further danger", stating possible harm.
    5. present: A struggle is reported, and the tips warn that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger.
    6. present: A struggle is described, and engaging the assailant "may put you in further danger".
    7. present: It warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger and notes a struggle, stating harm risk.
    8. present: It warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger and that diverted attention increases vulnerability.
    9. present: A struggle is described, and the text warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger.
    10. present: A struggle is described and guidance warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger, stating potential harm.
    11. present: Guidance warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger, a stated harm.
    12. present: A struggle over the tip jar is described, and the tips warn that further engagement may put you in further danger.
    13. present: It warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger.
    14. present: A struggle ensued, and the text warns that engaging an assailant may put you in further danger.
    15. present: It states that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger, which conveys severity and harm.
    16. present: A struggle is described, and advice warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger.
    17. present: A struggle is described, and the text warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger.
    18. present: A struggle is described, and the text warns that engaging an assailant may put you in further danger.
    19. present: A struggle is described and the text warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger.
    20. present: A struggle is reported, and the text warns that engaging an assailant may put you in further danger.
    21. present: A struggle is described, and readers are warned that engaging the assailant "may put you in further danger".
    22. present: A struggle is described, and guidance warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger.
    23. present: It warns that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger and notes a struggle over the tip jar.
    24. present: Harm reduction states that engaging the assailant may put you in further danger, naming a harm outcome.
    25. present: The text warns that engaging an assailant may put you in further danger, stating potential harm.

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Context

Background

Columbia Public Safety posts Clery Crime Alerts as PDFs. Official product: the W17 warning.
Analysis

Key Findings

Official PDF names a tip-jar robbery at the Miracle Thai food truck near West 117th and Broadway.
Outcome
Suspect last seen entering the 116th Street subway. Public Safety seeking tips.
Provenance

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Campus Alert Archive. "Columbia University: Timely warning for a robbery at a Broadway food truck." Incident of July 9, 2026. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/columbia-university-miracle-thai-robbery-2026-07-09/

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