Off-campus armed robbery on Baltimore Avenue near College Park

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, unanimously. The University of Maryland Police Department is named as the issuing authority, alongside the Prince George's County Police.

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  1. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and Prince George's County Police are both named as authorities.
  2. present: It names the University of Maryland Police Department and Prince George's County Police as sources.
  3. present: The University of Maryland Police Department is named as the issuing authority.
  4. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and county police are both named as the issuing and investigating authorities.
  5. present: It identifies "the University of Maryland Police Department" and Prince George's County Police as issuing and investigating.
  6. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and county police are named as issuing and investigating agencies.
  7. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and Prince George's County Police are named as senders and investigators.
  8. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and county police are named as issuing authorities.
  9. present: The University of Maryland Police Department is named as issuing the notice.
  10. present: The University of Maryland Police Department is named as the issuing authority.
  11. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and Prince George's County Police Department are named as issuing and investigating agencies.
  12. present: The University of Maryland Police Department is named as the notifying authority.
  13. present: It names the University of Maryland Police Department and Prince George's County Police Department as sources.
  14. present: The "University of Maryland Police Department" and county police are named as the reporting authorities.
  15. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and county police are named as issuing and investigating agencies.
  16. present: The University of Maryland Police Department is named as the notifying agency.
  17. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and Prince George's County Police are named as the reporting authorities.
  18. present: The University of Maryland Police Department is named as the sending authority.
  19. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and County police are named as senders and responders.
  20. present: The University of Maryland Police Department is repeatedly named as the notifying agency.
  21. present: It names the "University of Maryland Police Department" and Prince George's County Police as issuing authorities.
  22. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and county police are named as the reporting authorities.
  23. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and county police are named as issuing and investigating agencies.
  24. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and county police are named as issuing and investigating agencies.
  25. present: The University of Maryland Police Department and county police are named as the reporting authorities.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously. The notice reports an off campus robbery with a weapon in which a handgun was displayed.

  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 reports an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  2. present: It reports an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  3. present: It reports an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  4. present: It identifies an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  5. present: It names an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  6. present: It describes an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  7. present: It reports an off campus robbery with a weapon and a displayed handgun.
  8. present: It names an off campus robbery with a weapon involving a displayed handgun.
  9. present: It names an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a handgun.
  10. present: It names an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  11. present: It names an off campus robbery with a weapon involving a displayed handgun.
  12. present: It reports an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  13. present: It specifies an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  14. present: It specifies an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  15. present: It reports an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  16. present: It reports an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  17. present: It names an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  18. present: It reports an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  19. present: It reports a 'Robbery with a Weapon' involving a displayed handgun.
  20. present: It names an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  21. present: It names an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  22. present: It states "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" and a displayed handgun.
  23. present: It states an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  24. present: It names an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
  25. present: It states an "Off-Campus Robbery with a Weapon" involving a displayed handgun.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously. The 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue in College Park, Maryland is given as the site.

  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 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, is given.
  2. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  3. present: It specifies the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  4. present: The location is the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  5. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  6. present: The location is the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  7. present: The 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park is specified.
  8. present: Location given as the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park.
  9. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  10. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  11. present: The location is the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park.
  12. present: The "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park" is given.
  13. present: Location given as the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  14. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  15. present: The 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue in College Park is specified.
  16. present: The location is the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  17. present: It specifies the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  18. present: The location is the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  19. present: It specifies the '9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland'.
  20. present: It specifies the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  21. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  22. present: It specifies the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  23. present: The "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park" is specified.
  24. present: It specifies the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  25. present: It specifies the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously. Readers are told to stay alert, call 911 about suspicious activity, and use the walking escort service.

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  1. present: Readers are told to stay alert, call 911 about suspicious activity and use the walking escort.
  2. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and use the walking escort service.
  3. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and request a walking escort.
  4. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and request a walking escort.
  5. present: It tells readers to call police, stay alert and request a walking escort.
  6. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and use the walking escort service.
  7. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and request a walking escort.
  8. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert and request walking escorts.
  9. present: It tells readers to call police, stay alert, and use the walking escort service.
  10. present: It tells readers to call 911, stay alert, and request a walking escort.
  11. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert and request a walking escort.
  12. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and use the walking escort service.
  13. present: Readers are told to call 911, request walking escorts, and report suspicious activity.
  14. present: It tells readers to call 911, stay alert, and use the walking escort service.
  15. present: Readers are told to stay alert, call 911 about suspicious activity, and use the walking escort.
  16. present: Readers are told to call police, stay alert, and use the walking escort service.
  17. present: Readers are told to call 911, request a walking escort, and report suspicious activity.
  18. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and request a walking escort.
  19. present: It tells readers to call police, stay alert, and use escort services.
  20. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert and request a walking escort.
  21. present: It tells readers to call police, stay alert, and use the walking escort service.
  22. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and request a walking escort.
  23. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert, and use the walking escort service.
  24. present: It tells readers to call 911, request a walking escort, and stay alert.
  25. present: Readers are told to call 911, stay alert and request a walking escort.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously. The message dates the robbery to July 20, 2026 and gives times including approximately 12:30 a.m.

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  1. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and times such as approximately 12:30 a.m.
  2. present: It dates the event July 20, 2026 at approximately 12:30 a.m.
  3. present: It dates the robbery to July 20, 2026 at approximately 12:30 a.m.
  4. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and times such as approximately 12:30 a.m.
  5. present: It dates the incident "July 20, 2026" at "approximately 12:30 a.m.".
  6. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and approximate times such as 12:30 a.m.
  7. present: It gives July 20, 2026 at approximately 12:30 a.m.
  8. present: It gives July 20, 2026 and approximately 12:30 a.m.
  9. present: It states "July 20, 2026 ... Approximately 12:30 a.m.".
  10. present: It supplies date and clock times such as "July 20, 2026 ... approximately 12:30 a.m."
  11. present: It gives July 20, 2026 and approximately 12:30 a.m.
  12. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and times such as approximately 12:30 a.m.
  13. present: It states July 20, 2026 at approximately 12:30 a.m. and other clock times.
  14. present: It dates the incident to "July 20, 2026" at "approximately 12:30 a.m."
  15. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and approximate clock times.
  16. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and approximate times such as 12:30 a.m.
  17. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and clock times such as "approximately 12:30 a.m.".
  18. present: It gives the date and times, "July 20, 2026" at "approximately 12:30 a.m."
  19. present: It gives 'July 20, 2026' and 'approximately 12:30 a.m.'
  20. present: It dates the incident: "July 20, 2026 (Monday)/ Approximately 12:30 a.m."
  21. present: It gives dates and clock times such as "July 20, 2026, at approximately 12:30 a.m.".
  22. present: It gives "July 20, 2026" and clock times such as "approximately 12:30 a.m."
  23. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and times like "approximately 12:30 a.m.".
  24. present: It gives the date July 20, 2026 and times such as approximately 12:30 a.m.
  25. present: It dates the robbery to "July 20, 2026" at approximately 12:30 a.m.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously. The narrative recounts a completed robbery without stating any potential harm or severity for readers.

  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: The narrative reports the theft but states no harm or severity to readers.
  2. absent: It recounts a completed robbery without stating potential harm or severity to readers.
  3. absent: No explicit statement of danger or potential harm to readers is given.
  4. absent: The narrative recounts what happened but states no potential consequence or severity for readers.
  5. absent: It reports what happened but states no potential consequence or severity language.
  6. absent: It recounts what happened but never states what harm could result to readers.
  7. absent: The past robbery is described but no forward looking harm or severity claim is made.
  8. absent: It reports what happened but states no potential consequence or severity to readers.
  9. absent: It recounts the robbery but states no consequence or severity for readers.
  10. absent: It reports the victim complied and left, without stating potential harm or severity.
  11. absent: It reports what happened but states no potential harm or severity to readers.
  12. absent: It recounts what happened but states no consequence or severity of the ongoing risk.
  13. absent: It recounts a completed robbery but does not state what harm could come to recipients.
  14. absent: It recounts a completed robbery without stating any ongoing danger or potential consequence.
  15. absent: No explicit statement of potential harm or severity is offered, only the facts of the robbery.
  16. absent: It narrates the past robbery without stating a consequence or severity of ongoing risk.
  17. absent: It recounts a past robbery without stating any ongoing danger or potential harm.
  18. absent: It narrates the robbery but states no harm potential or severity to readers.
  19. absent: It describes what happened but states no potential harm or severity to recipients.
  20. absent: It recounts the robbery but states no consequence or danger the reader faces.
  21. absent: It reports what happened but states no potential consequence or severity for readers.
  22. absent: The past robbery is recounted without any statement of danger or potential harm ahead.
  23. absent: It recounts what happened but never states what the threat could do or how dangerous it is.
  24. absent: It recounts what happened but states no forward looking consequence or severity.
  25. absent: No statement of potential harm or severity beyond the bare account of the robbery.