Burglary at Pi Lambda Phi

To check this alert, Claude Opus 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

  Present, 25 of 25. The sender is stated in the signature block "Issued by Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department," with the department phone number.

  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: It ends with "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department", identifying who sent it.
  2. present: Attributed to "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" at the foot.
  3. present: Attributed to "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" at the foot of the notice.
  4. present: The sign-off "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" identifies the sender.
  5. present: Signed by a named MIT Police crime analyst, so the responsible agency is clear.
  6. present: The authority is stated as MIT Police, with the notice signed by a crime analyst of the MIT Police Department.
  7. present: Ends with "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department", a clear issuing source.
  8. present: The notice is "Issued by Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department".
  9. present: MIT Police is named as investigator and the signature block reads "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department".
  10. present: The sign off "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" names the sender.
  11. present: The MIT Police Department and crime analyst Sue Fuller-DeAmato are named as issuers.
  12. present: The closing line names "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" as issuer.
  13. present: "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" appears as the signature of the sender.
  14. present: Attribution to "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" identifies who sent it.
  15. present: Attributed at the end to "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department".
  16. present: The closing line names "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" as the author.
  17. present: The notice ends "MIT Police Department" with a named crime analyst as issuer.
  18. present: The sign off "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" identifies the sender.
  19. present: It ends with "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department", a clear sender identification.
  20. present: The footer identifies the MIT Police Department and crime analyst Sue Fuller-DeAmato as issuer.
  21. present: The sign-off "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" names the sending office.
  22. present: It ends "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department", a clear institutional sender.
  23. present: Attributed to "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department".
  24. present: Attribution to "Sue Fuller-DeAmato, Crime Analyst, MIT Police Department" identifies the issuing authority.
  25. present: Signed by a crime analyst of the MIT Police Department, a clear issuing authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Cameras captured "two unknown black male intruders" who exited the house "with a bicycle," and a resident's laptop and wallet "were stolen," defining the burglary threat.

  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: The text names a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle and other property.
  2. present: Describes a burglary by two intruders who entered and took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  3. present: Describes two intruders entering the house and a burglary in which a laptop, wallet and bicycle were taken.
  4. present: It reports a burglary with "two unknown black male intruders" taking a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  5. present: It reports a burglary with two intruders entering the house and taking a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  6. present: It reports the fraternity "was burglarized" by two intruders who left with a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  7. present: Reports a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  8. present: Describes a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  9. present: It states the fraternity "was burglarized" by two intruders who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  10. present: It describes a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who left with a bicycle.
  11. present: It describes a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  12. present: It describes a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  13. present: It reports a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  14. present: It reports a burglary by two intruders who entered and took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  15. present: Describes a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  16. present: The message reports a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took property from the house.
  17. present: It names a burglary by two "intruders" who entered the house and took property.
  18. present: It reports a burglary with two intruders entering and a laptop, wallet and bicycle stolen.
  19. present: The hazard is a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle and other property.
  20. present: It reports a burglary with "two unknown black male intruders" and a stolen bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  21. present: It describes two "intruders" entering a fraternity and a burglary in which a laptop and wallet were stolen.
  22. present: It describes a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took property from the house.
  23. present: Describes a burglary with two intruders entering the house and a bicycle, laptop and wallet taken.
  24. present: It describes a burglary by "two unknown black male intruders" who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
  25. present: It reports the fraternity "was burglarized" by two intruders who took a bicycle, laptop and wallet.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The alert places the break in at "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston," with entry through a fire escape window.

  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 address "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston" is given.
  2. present: Sites it at "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  3. present: Gives "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  4. present: The address "450 Beacon Street, Boston" for Pi Lambda Phi fixes the place.
  5. present: "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston" gives the exact place.
  6. present: The site is "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  7. present: Identifies "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  8. present: Names "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  9. present: The address is explicit: "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  10. present: The place is "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  11. present: Location is "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  12. present: Location is stated as "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  13. present: The address "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston" fixes the site.
  14. present: The site is "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  15. present: Gives the address "450 Beacon Street, Boston" for Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.
  16. present: It names "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  17. present: The address "450 Beacon Street, Boston" and Pi Lambda Phi fraternity locate the incident.
  18. present: Place is stated as "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  19. present: The address "450 Beacon Street, Boston" and the fraternity house are named as the scene.
  20. present: The place is "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston."
  21. present: The address "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston" marks the spot.
  22. present: The address "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston" is given.
  23. present: Names "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  24. present: The site is given as "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston".
  25. present: Location is "Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, which is located at 450 Beacon Street, Boston."
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Holiday guidance tells readers to "secure all office and residential doors and accessible windows," alongside standing instructions to lock up and report tailgaters.

  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 readers to secure doors and accessible windows and to notify MIT Police immediately.
  2. present: Advises recipients to "secure all office and residential doors and accessible windows" and call police.
  3. present: Advises securing doors and accessible windows and notifying MIT Police about suspicious people.
  4. present: It instructs readers to secure doors and windows and to notify MIT Police about suspicious activity.
  5. present: Advice to secure doors and accessible windows and to call police is aimed at recipients.
  6. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and secure doors ahead of the fireworks.
  7. present: Advises securing doors and accessible windows and notifying MIT Police of criminal activity.
  8. present: Advises securing doors and accessible windows and notifying MIT Police about suspicious activity.
  9. present: It directs readers to secure doors and windows and to notify MIT Police about suspicious activity.
  10. present: Instructions include securing "all office and residential doors and accessible windows" and reporting suspicious people.
  11. present: It directs readers to secure doors and accessible windows and to notify MIT Police.
  12. present: It tells readers to secure doors and windows and to report tailgaters and suspicious activity.
  13. present: It tells readers to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters and secure doors ahead of the July 4th holiday.
  14. present: Readers are instructed to secure doors and accessible windows and to report tailgaters and suspicious people.
  15. present: Urges readers to "secure all office and residential doors and accessible windows" and call MIT Police.
  16. present: It directs readers to secure doors and accessible windows and to report suspicious activity.
  17. present: It directs readers to secure doors and accessible windows and to report suspicious activity.
  18. present: It directs readers to secure doors and accessible windows and to notify police, a protective instruction.
  19. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows and to "secure all office and residential doors and accessible windows".
  20. present: Readers are told to secure doors and accessible windows and to notify MIT Police of criminal activity.
  21. present: Readers get instructions such as "secure all office and residential doors and accessible windows".
  22. present: It instructs readers to secure doors and windows and to notify MIT Police about suspicious people.
  23. present: Asks readers to secure doors and accessible windows and report suspicious activity.
  24. present: It directs readers to lock doors and windows and secure buildings before the July 4th fireworks crowds.
  25. present: It tells recipients to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters and notify MIT Police.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The incident is dated "on July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM," a precise morning timestamp.

  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: Time is stated as "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  2. present: Dates it "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  3. present: Dates it "on July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  4. present: "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM" gives both date and approximate clock time.
  5. present: The entry is timed to "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM."
  6. present: The burglary is dated "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  7. present: Specifies "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM" for the incident.
  8. present: Dates the entry to "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  9. present: The burglary is timed as "on July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  10. present: It states the burglary happened "on July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  11. present: Timed to "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  12. present: The entry time is given as "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  13. present: The burglary is dated "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  14. present: It dates the entry to "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  15. present: Dates it "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  16. present: The incident is dated "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  17. present: Dated "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM", with a Fourth of July precaution note.
  18. present: Time given as "on July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  19. present: The burglary is timed to "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  20. present: The burglary is dated "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM."
  21. present: The event is dated "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM", giving both day and hour.
  22. present: The burglary is dated "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  23. present: Gives "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM" as the time of entry.
  24. present: The incident is timed to "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM".
  25. present: It dates the break in to "July 3, 2018 at approximately 6:30 AM."
• Impactabsent3/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 3 of 25. The Fourth of July note that "Outsiders may try to gain access to buildings" predicts intrusion rather than stating harm or severity; three reads mistook that passage for 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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  1. absent: No consequence or severity claim appears; the harm is limited to a reported theft of items.
  2. absent: The notice warns of theft opportunity but never states danger or potential harm to people.
  3. absent: The text lists losses and precautions without saying the situation is dangerous or could injure anyone.
  4. absent: No consequence or severity claim appears, only a description of what was taken.
  5. absent: Beyond the theft itself, no consequence or level of danger to the community is asserted.
  6. absent: No statement of potential injury, danger or seriousness accompanies the theft account.
  7. absent: Nothing conveys severity or possible injury; the warning stays with lost property.
  8. absent: Property loss alone is reported with no expression of severity or risk to people.
  9. present: The July 4th warning that outsiders "may try to gain access to buildings" to steal states a foreseeable consequence.
  10. absent: There is no statement of consequence or seriousness, only advice about reducing thefts.
  11. absent: The text describes losses but never says what the hazard could do or how dangerous it is.
  12. absent: Nothing in the text conveys severity or what could happen to a person as a result.
  13. present: It warns outsiders may enter buildings "to steal unlocked and unattended items", stating the potential loss.
  14. absent: The message never describes danger or consequence, only the property loss and prevention tips.
  15. absent: It warns about opportunity for theft but never states what harm or severity residents face.
  16. absent: Consequences are never characterized; nothing warns that the intruders posed danger to residents.
  17. absent: Beyond stolen items, no consequence or level of danger is expressed to readers.
  18. absent: No consequence or severity claim is made; the notice stays descriptive about stolen property.
  19. absent: No statement of danger or potential harm accompanies the theft description.
  20. present: The holiday paragraph warns outsiders may enter buildings "to steal unlocked and unattended items," a stated consequence.
  21. absent: No consequence or severity claim appears; the risk is left as an unquantified possibility of theft.
  22. absent: Nothing conveys severity or possible harm; the closest line is generic advice about reducing thefts.
  23. absent: The holiday note warns about opportunity for theft but states no consequence or severity of harm.
  24. absent: No severity or consequence language accompanies the hazard, just a reminder about opportunistic outsiders.
  25. absent: No consequence or severity language; the holiday tip mentions theft risk but states no harm.