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Burglary in an unsecured McClintock Hall room

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On August 29, 2026, Cornell University Police issued a Crime Alert about a burglary in McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, reporting personal property and cash taken from an unsecured residence hall room on August 28 with no suspect description.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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The Cornell University Police Department received a burglary complaint on August 29, 2026, which was reported to have occurred in McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca. The incident occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026. Personal property and cash were reported stolen from an unsecured residence hall room. There are currently no identified suspects. There is no suspect description available at this time. The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center at (607) 255-1111. The Cornell University Police urge the community to protect their property by closing and locking unattended doors and windows and immediately report any suspected criminal activity they see by dialing 911 or utilizing the RAVE Guardian app.
Official four-paragraph Crime Alert body from publicsafety.cornell.edu, excluding the page title, date stamp, and footer address chrome. Dual HTML parse 2026-09-20. sha256 97d784b3b61e9c69c256494e5ac93c998059c0b5e5e7f32e1f7c63d6cf4cbeab. Official Cradit Farm Drive spelling preserved.
Distinct incident from 2026-01-09-cornell-university-hasbrouck-grounds-burglary: different date and McClintock Hall residence room vs Hasbrouck Grounds Maintenance Shop.
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.

The Cornell University Police Department received a burglary complaint on August 29, 2026, which was reported to have occurred in McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca. The incident occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026. Personal property and cash were reported stolen from an unsecured residence hall room. There are currently no identified suspects. There is no suspect description available at this time. The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cornell University Public Safety Communications Center at (607) 255-1111. The Cornell University Police urge the community to protect their property by closing and locking unattended doors and windows and immediately report any suspected criminal activity they see by dialing 911 or utilizing the RAVE Guardian app.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Source present because the Cornell University Police Department is named as the issuing and investigating authority.

    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: Cornell University Police Department and Public Safety are named as the issuing authorities.
    2. present: Cornell University Police Department and Cornell University Police name the issuing authority.
    3. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the receiving and issuing authority.
    4. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the agency that received and is handling the report.
    5. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the issuing and investigating authority.
    6. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the issuing and investigating authority.
    7. present: "Cornell University Police Department" and "Cornell University Police" name the issuing agency.
    8. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the receiving and issuing authority.
    9. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the agency that received and is handling the report.
    10. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the issuing and investigating authority.
    11. present: "The Cornell University Police Department" is named as the issuing authority.
    12. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the issuing and investigating authority.
    13. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the receiving and issuing authority.
    14. present: "The Cornell University Police Department" and "Cornell University Police" identify the issuing authority.
    15. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the issuing and investigating authority.
    16. present: "The Cornell University Police Department" and "Cornell University Police" identify the issuing authority.
    17. present: Cornell University Police Department and Cornell University Police identify the issuing agency.
    18. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the receiving and issuing authority.
    19. present: The "Cornell University Police Department" and "Cornell University Police" are named as the issuing authority.
    20. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the issuing and investigating authority.
    21. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the receiving and urging authority.
    22. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the issuing authority.
    23. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the agency receiving the complaint and urging the community.
    24. present: The Cornell University Police Department is named as the agency that received the complaint and is urging precautions.
    25. present: "Cornell University Police Department" and "Cornell University Police" identify the issuing agency.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Hazard present: the complaint is a burglary in which personal property and cash were stolen, a specific crime.

    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 burglary in which personal property and cash were stolen.
    2. present: It identifies the threat as a burglary of a residence hall room.
    3. present: The complaint is identified as a burglary, a specific crime.
    4. present: It identifies a "burglary" in which property and cash were stolen, a specific crime.
    5. present: The message specifies a burglary in which property and cash were stolen.
    6. present: It names burglary as the specific crime or threat.
    7. present: It names a "burglary" in which personal property and cash were stolen.
    8. present: Burglary is named as the specific crime, including theft from a residence hall room.
    9. present: Burglary with stolen personal property and cash names a specific crime.
    10. present: Burglary is the specific crime named in the complaint.
    11. present: The complaint is identified as a "burglary".
    12. present: The complaint is identified as a burglary, a specific crime.
    13. present: The complaint is identified as a burglary.
    14. present: The report is a "burglary" with property stolen, a specific crime hazard.
    15. present: The complaint is identified as a burglary with property and cash stolen.
    16. present: It names a "burglary" as the specific crime.
    17. present: The hazard is a named burglary with property and cash stolen.
    18. present: Burglary is named as the specific crime, not a generic incident only.
    19. present: The message names a "burglary" in which property and cash were stolen.
    20. present: The message specifies a "burglary" as the crime.
    21. present: A burglary complaint is specified, with property and cash stolen.
    22. present: It reports a burglary, a specific crime threat.
    23. present: Burglary is the specific crime, with personal property and cash reported stolen.
    24. present: It names a burglary in which personal property and cash were stolen.
    25. present: It reports a "burglary" in which property and cash were stolen, a specific crime.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Location present at McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca, a precise address.

    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: It specifies McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    2. present: It specifies McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    3. present: It names McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    4. present: It names McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    5. present: It gives McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    6. present: It specifies McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    7. present: It specifies "McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca".
    8. present: McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca, is a precise address.
    9. present: The site is McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    10. present: The site is McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    11. present: It occurred in "McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca".
    12. present: It occurred in McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    13. present: It gives McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    14. present: It names "McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca" as the site.
    15. present: It occurred in McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    16. present: It gives "McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca" as the place.
    17. present: It specifies McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    18. present: It specifies McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    19. present: It gives "McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca" as the location.
    20. present: It gives McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    21. present: It occurred in McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    22. present: It names McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    23. present: It occurred in McClintock Hall at 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    24. present: It specifies McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca.
    25. present: The site is "McClintock Hall, 224 Cradit Farm Drive, Town of Ithaca".
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Guidance present: people are urged to lock unattended doors and windows and report crime by dialing 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: The community is told to lock unattended doors and windows and report suspected crime by dialing 911.
    2. present: People are told to lock unattended doors and windows and to report crime by dialing 911.
    3. present: People are urged to lock doors and windows and to report crime by dialing 911.
    4. present: People are told to lock unattended doors and windows and to report crime by dialing 911.
    5. present: People are urged to lock doors and windows and to report activity by dialing 911.
    6. present: It urges locking unattended doors and windows and reporting crime by dialing 911.
    7. present: It urges locking unattended doors and windows and immediately reporting crime by dialing 911.
    8. present: People are told to lock unattended doors and windows and to dial 911 to report crime.
    9. present: The police urge locking unattended doors and windows and dialing 911 to report crime.
    10. present: People are told to lock unattended doors and windows and to dial 911 to report suspected crime.
    11. present: The community is told to lock doors and windows and report crime by "dialing 911".
    12. present: People are told to lock unattended doors and windows and to report activity by calling 911.
    13. present: The police urge locking doors and windows and immediately reporting crime by dialing 911.
    14. present: The community is urged to lock unattended doors and windows and report crime by "dialing 911".
    15. present: The police urge locking unattended doors and windows and dialing 911 to report crime.
    16. present: People are urged to lock doors and windows and "immediately report" crime by "dialing 911".
    17. present: People are told to lock doors and windows and report suspected crime by dialing 911.
    18. present: The community is told to lock unattended doors and windows and to report crime immediately by dialing 911.
    19. present: It urges locking unattended doors and windows and reporting crime by dialing 911.
    20. present: The community is told to lock unattended doors and windows and dial 911 to report crime.
    21. present: The community is told to close and lock unattended doors and windows and immediately report activity by dialing 911.
    22. present: People are urged to lock doors and windows and to report crime by dialing 911.
    23. present: People are told to close and lock unattended doors and windows and immediately report suspected crime by dialing 911.
    24. present: It urges locking unattended doors and windows and immediately reporting suspected crime by dialing 911.
    25. present: People are urged to lock unattended doors and windows and to report crime by dialing 911.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads find Time present via dates and clock times, including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., plus immediately.

    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: Dates and clock times are given, including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and immediately.
    2. present: It gives dates and clock times including August 28, 2026 and 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
    3. present: It gives dates and clock times, including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., plus immediately.
    4. present: It gives dates and clock times (August 28, 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.) and says to report "immediately".
    5. present: It gives dates, a time window of 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and "immediately."
    6. present: It gives dates and clock times, including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
    7. present: It gives dates and clock times, including 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. on August 28, 2026, plus immediately.
    8. present: Clock times and dates appear, including 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. on August 28, 2026.
    9. present: It gives dates and times, including 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. on August 28, 2026.
    10. present: It gives dates of August 28 and 29, 2026, times 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and immediately.
    11. present: It gives dates and times, including "August 28, 2026" and "8:00 a.m." to "5:20 p.m."
    12. present: It gives dates of August 28 and 29, 2026, a time window from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and says immediately.
    13. present: It gives dates, a time window from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and the word immediately.
    14. present: It gives dates and clock times, including "August 28, 2026" from "8:00 a.m." to "5:20 p.m.", plus "immediately".
    15. present: Dates, clock times from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. on August 28, 2026, and immediately appear.
    16. present: Dates and clock times appear, including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., plus "immediately".
    17. present: It gives dates and clock times, including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., plus immediately.
    18. present: It gives dates and clock times (August 28, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.) plus immediately.
    19. present: It gives dates, a time window of 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and the word "immediately".
    20. present: Dates and clock times are given, including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
    21. present: It gives August 28 and 29, 2026, a time window from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and immediately.
    22. present: It gives dates and times including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., plus immediately.
    23. present: Dates and clock times are given (August 28 to 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.) plus immediately for reporting.
    24. present: It gives August dates, a window from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and the word immediately.
    25. present: It gives dates and times, including August 28, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., plus "immediately".
  • Impactpresent20/25

    Final assessment

    20 of 25 reads find Impact present because stolen personal property and cash state harm to belongings; 5 treat that as restating the burglary.

    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 reports personal property and cash stolen, which states harm to property.
    2. absent: Stolen property restates the burglary itself and no extra severity or potential harm is stated.
    3. absent: Stolen property recounts a completed theft and does not state ongoing severity or potential harm.
    4. present: Stolen personal property and cash, plus the urge to protect property, state harm to belongings.
    5. present: Stolen personal property and cash state harm to property from the burglary.
    6. present: It states personal property and cash were stolen, a clear harm to property.
    7. present: Stolen "personal property and cash" states harm to property, and police urge people to protect their property.
    8. present: Stolen personal property and cash state actual harm to property from the burglary.
    9. absent: Stolen items restate the burglary and no added severity or potential harm is described.
    10. present: Personal property and cash were reported stolen, which states harm to property.
    11. present: It states that "Personal property and cash were reported stolen", harm to property.
    12. present: Stolen personal property and cash state harm to property from the burglary.
    13. present: Stolen personal property and cash state realized harm to property from the burglary.
    14. present: Stating that "Personal property and cash were reported stolen" conveys harm to property from the burglary.
    15. present: Stolen personal property and cash state actual harm to property from the burglary.
    16. present: It states that "Personal property and cash were reported stolen", harm to property.
    17. present: Stolen personal property and cash, plus the call to protect property, convey harm to belongings.
    18. present: Personal property and cash stolen from a room states actual harm to property.
    19. present: It states that personal property and cash were stolen, which is explicit harm to property.
    20. present: Stolen personal property and cash state actual harm to property from the burglary.
    21. absent: Stolen property describes the completed theft itself, with no statement of danger, injury risk, or other severity.
    22. present: Stolen personal property and cash state the harm the burglary caused to belongings.
    23. absent: Stolen property restates the burglary itself and no extra severity or danger to others is stated.
    24. present: Stolen personal property and cash state the harm to belongings from the burglary.
    25. present: It states that personal property and cash were stolen, which is harm to property.

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About this analysis
Context

Background

Cornell posts Clery Crime Alerts at publicsafety.cornell.edu/crime-alerts. The August 29, 2026 McClintock Hall burglary notice is the full community notification text as published.
Analysis

Key Findings

Full timely-warning-style Crime Alert text recovered from official DPS page.
Unsecured residence hall room; personal property and cash taken; no suspect description.
Outcome
Investigation continuing; no suspect description released at time of alert.
Provenance

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Campus Alert Archive. "Cornell University: Burglary in an unsecured McClintock Hall room." Incident of August 29, 2026. Added September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/cornell-university-barbara-mcclintock-hall-burglary-2026-08-29/

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