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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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Crime Alert 2019-6: Home Invasion Summary: According to an Ann Arbor Police report, a home invasion occurred between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24 at an off-campus apartment on Packard St. At about 1:15 p.m., a resident discovered the front door of a shared apartment damaged and forced open. Another resident was in the apartment sleeping at the time but did not report hearing or seeing anyone. Several electronics were reported stolen. The Ann Arbor Police Department is investigating the incident. If you have any information, please contact the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security at (734) 763-1131 or Dial 9-1-1 Remember: - Be aware of your surroundings - Walk with a trusted friend or co-worker when possible - Trust your intuition. If a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, choose an alternative - Have your keys in hand before you reach your vehicle or residence - Keep all exterior doors and windows locked - Keep exterior lights on at night - Have your keys in hand before you reach your vehicle or residence - Walk with a trusted friend or co-worker when possible - Trust your intuition. If a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, choose an alternative - If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior.Call 911 - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 For status updates to this alert, visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (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.

Crime Alert 2019-6: Home Invasion Summary: According to an Ann Arbor Police report, a home invasion occurred between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24 at an off-campus apartment on Packard St. At about 1:15 p.m., a resident discovered the front door of a shared apartment damaged and forced open. Another resident was in the apartment sleeping at the time but did not report hearing or seeing anyone. Several electronics were reported stolen. The Ann Arbor Police Department is investigating the incident. If you have any information, please contact the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security at (734) 763-1131 or Dial 9-1-1 Remember: - Be aware of your surroundings - Walk with a trusted friend or co-worker when possible - Trust your intuition. If a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, choose an alternative - Have your keys in hand before you reach your vehicle or residence - Keep all exterior doors and windows locked - Keep exterior lights on at night - Have your keys in hand before you reach your vehicle or residence - Walk with a trusted friend or co-worker when possible - Trust your intuition. If a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, choose an alternative - If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior.Call 911 - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 For status updates to this alert, visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the Crime Alert header, the Ann Arbor Police, and U-M DPSS identify the source.

    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 names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    2. present: 'Crime Alert' and U-M DPSS are named.
    3. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS.
    4. present: Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS.
    5. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and 'U-M Division of Public Safety and Security'.
    6. present: The Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS are named.
    7. present: Cites Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS.
    8. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    9. present: It names the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    10. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    11. present: The U-M Division of Public Safety and Security is named.
    12. present: The U-M Division of Public Safety and Security is named.
    13. present: The Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS are named.
    14. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    15. present: U-M DPSS and Ann Arbor Police are named.
    16. present: Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS are named.
    17. present: It names the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    18. present: The U-M Division of Public Safety and Security is named.
    19. present: Names the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    20. present: Ann Arbor Police and DPSS.
    21. present: Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS are named.
    22. present: It names the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security and Ann Arbor Police.
    23. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and U-M DPSS.
    24. present: It names the Ann Arbor Police and the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
    25. present: It is 'Crime Alert 2019-6' and cites an Ann Arbor Police report and the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree the hazard is named: a Home Invasion with the front door forced open.

    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 'Home Invasion'.
    2. present: It names a home invasion.
    3. present: It names a home invasion.
    4. present: Home invasion.
    5. present: It names a 'Home Invasion'.
    6. present: It names a "home invasion".
    7. present: Names a home invasion.
    8. present: It names a home invasion.
    9. present: It names "Home Invasion".
    10. present: It names 'Home Invasion' with a forced door.
    11. present: It names "Home Invasion".
    12. present: It names a home invasion.
    13. present: It names a home invasion.
    14. present: It names a home invasion with forced entry.
    15. present: Names 'Home Invasion'.
    16. present: It names a "Home Invasion".
    17. present: It names a home invasion.
    18. present: It names a home invasion.
    19. present: Names 'Home Invasion'.
    20. present: Home invasion.
    21. present: It names a home invasion.
    22. present: It names 'Home Invasion'.
    23. present: It names 'Home Invasion' with a forced door.
    24. present: It names a home invasion.
    25. present: It names a 'Home Invasion' in which a door was forced open and electronics stolen.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the location is an off-campus apartment on Packard St.

    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 gives 'an off-campus apartment on Packard St.'.
    2. present: It gives an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    3. present: It gives an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    4. present: Off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    5. present: It gives 'an off-campus apartment on Packard St.'.
    6. present: It gives "an off-campus apartment on Packard St."
    7. present: Gives an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    8. present: It gives an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    9. present: It gives an off campus apartment on Packard St.
    10. present: It says 'an off-campus apartment on Packard St.'.
    11. present: It gives "an off-campus apartment on Packard St.".
    12. present: It gives an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    13. present: It gives an apartment on Packard St.
    14. present: It names an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    15. present: 'off-campus apartment on Packard St.'.
    16. present: It gives "an off-campus apartment on Packard St.".
    17. present: It gives an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    18. present: It gives an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    19. present: An off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    20. present: Off campus apartment on Packard St.
    21. present: It gives an apartment on Packard St.
    22. present: It gives 'an off-campus apartment on Packard St.'.
    23. present: It gives 'an off-campus apartment on Packard St.'.
    24. present: It gives an off-campus apartment on Packard St.
    25. present: It says the invasion occurred 'at an off-campus apartment on Packard St.'
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree guidance is present, such as Keep all exterior doors and windows locked and Call 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: It advises keeping doors and windows locked and calling 911.
    2. present: It advises keeping doors locked.
    3. present: It advises locking doors and windows and calling 911.
    4. present: Keep doors locked, call 911.
    5. present: It advises readers to 'Keep all exterior doors and windows locked'.
    6. present: It advises locking doors and windows and calling 911.
    7. present: Tips say keep doors locked and call 911.
    8. present: It advises locking doors and windows and walking with a friend.
    9. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked.
    10. present: It advises 'Keep all exterior doors and windows locked'.
    11. present: It advises keeping doors locked and reporting suspicious behavior.
    12. present: It advises keeping doors locked and calling 911.
    13. present: It advises keeping doors locked.
    14. present: It advises keeping doors and windows locked.
    15. present: Tips say keep doors and windows locked.
    16. present: It advises locking doors and windows.
    17. present: It advises locking doors and windows and calling 911.
    18. present: It advises locking doors and windows and reporting suspicious behavior.
    19. present: Tips such as keeping doors and windows locked.
    20. present: Keep doors locked, call 911.
    21. present: It advises locking doors and windows.
    22. present: It advises locking doors and windows and calling 911.
    23. present: It advises locking doors and reporting suspicious behavior.
    24. present: It advises locking doors and windows.
    25. present: It advises 'Keep all exterior doors and windows locked' and to walk with a trusted friend.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the window is given as between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24.

    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: It gives 'between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24'.
    2. present: It gives between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24.
    3. present: It gives October 24, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
    4. present: October 24, 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
    5. present: It gives 'between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24'.
    6. present: It gives "between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24".
    7. present: Gives October 24 between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m.
    8. present: It gives 11:30 a.m to 1:15 p.m. on October 24.
    9. present: It gives October 24, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
    10. present: It gives 'between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24'.
    11. present: It gives times on October 24.
    12. present: It gives between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. on October 24.
    13. present: It gives October 24 with a time range.
    14. present: It gives 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on October 24.
    15. present: 'October 24' between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
    16. present: It gives "between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24".
    17. present: It gives between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. on October 24.
    18. present: It gives between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. on October 24.
    19. present: 'between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24'.
    20. present: Between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24.
    21. present: It gives October 24 with clock times.
    22. present: It gives 'between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24'.
    23. present: It gives 'between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24'.
    24. present: It gives 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on October 24.
    25. present: It gives 'between 11:30 a.m and 1:15 p.m. on October 24' as the time window.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree impact is absent; several electronics were stolen but no danger or severity is conveyed.

    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: It reports stolen electronics but states no danger or severity.
    2. absent: Only stolen electronics are noted, with no severity.
    3. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
    4. absent: Only electronics stolen; no severity.
    5. absent: Only property theft is noted, with no statement of harm or severity.
    6. absent: Only property theft is described, with no stated severity.
    7. absent: Only property theft is noted, with no severity statement.
    8. absent: It notes stolen electronics but no injury or severity statement.
    9. absent: Only stolen electronics are described, with no stated severity.
    10. absent: It reports stolen electronics but no severity or harm language.
    11. absent: Only property theft is described, no harm.
    12. absent: Only property theft is described, with no stated danger.
    13. absent: Only stolen electronics are mentioned, with no severity.
    14. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
    15. absent: Only stolen electronics; no severity statement.
    16. absent: It lists stolen electronics but states no severity or danger.
    17. absent: Only stolen electronics; no harm or severity described.
    18. absent: Only electronics were stolen, with no harm or severity stated.
    19. absent: No severity or consequence stated.
    20. absent: Only stolen electronics; no severity stated.
    21. absent: Only stolen electronics are noted, with no severity statement.
    22. absent: Only electronics theft is described.
    23. absent: Only electronics were stolen; no harm to people is conveyed.
    24. absent: Only electronics were stolen; no harm to people is conveyed.
    25. absent: It reports property damage and theft but no injury or statement of danger to the sleeping resident.

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University of Michigan DPSS Crime Alert series under dpss.umich.edu news-and-alerts.
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Michigan: Home invasion at 400 block Packard St., off-campus." Incident of October 24, 2019. Added July 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-michigan-crime-alert-2019-6-home-invasion-2019-10-24/

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