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Felonious assault crime alert later canceled

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University of Michigan DPSS published Crime Alert that was later canceled. Full original and cancellation text is preserved from the official page.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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Crime Alert 2025-1: Felonious Assault Summary: The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is investigating a reported stabbing at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site. According to information provided to the police, the victim, who is acquainted with the suspect, was assaulted with a sharp object. The incident resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene on foot. UMPD is continuing its investigation and verifying additional details. Suspect(s): Black male, 40, beard, last seen wearing brown tattered pants, brown boots, ¾ zip-up nylon dark coat with a hood and neon yellow hoodie under the jacket. If you have any information, please contact the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security at (734) 763-1131. Remember: - Trust your intuition. Choose an alternative if a situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe. - If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911 from any phone. - If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior. Call 911. - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 - For updates, visit dpss.umich.edu
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Transcribed from official DPSS crime-alert web page HTML; alert marked canceled on page.
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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 2025-1: Felonious Assault Summary: The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is investigating a reported stabbing at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site. According to information provided to the police, the victim, who is acquainted with the suspect, was assaulted with a sharp object. The incident resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene on foot. UMPD is continuing its investigation and verifying additional details. Suspect(s): Black male, 40, beard, last seen wearing brown tattered pants, brown boots, ¾ zip-up nylon dark coat with a hood and neon yellow hoodie under the jacket. If you have any information, please contact the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security at (734) 763-1131. Remember: - Trust your intuition. Choose an alternative if a situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe. - If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911 from any phone. - If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior. Call 911. - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 - For updates, visit dpss.umich.edu

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree the source is present: the University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is named.

    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 University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD).
    2. present: 'Crime Alert' and UMPD are named.
    3. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
    4. present: UMPD and DPSS.
    5. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)'.
    6. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
    7. present: Issued by UMPD.
    8. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
    9. present: The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is named.
    10. present: It names 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)'.
    11. present: UMPD and the Division of Public Safety and Security are named.
    12. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
    13. present: UMPD is named as investigating.
    14. present: The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is named.
    15. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
    16. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
    17. present: The University of Michigan Police Department is named.
    18. present: UMPD and the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security are named.
    19. present: Names UMPD.
    20. present: UMPD and DPSS.
    21. present: UMPD and DPSS are named.
    22. present: It names the 'University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD)'.
    23. present: It names UMPD and U-M DPSS.
    24. present: It names the University of Michigan Police Department.
    25. present: It says 'The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is investigating' in 'Crime Alert 2025-1'.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the alert names a "Felonious Assault" and a "reported stabbing" with a sharp object.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It names a 'reported stabbing', felonious assault.
    2. present: It names a stabbing.
    3. present: It names a stabbing, felonious assault.
    4. present: A stabbing.
    5. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault', a reported stabbing.
    6. present: It names a "stabbing" and felonious assault.
    7. present: Names a stabbing, a felonious assault.
    8. present: It names a reported stabbing, felonious assault.
    9. present: It names a reported stabbing.
    10. present: It names 'a reported stabbing' and 'Felonious Assault'.
    11. present: It names a stabbing.
    12. present: It names a stabbing.
    13. present: It names a stabbing.
    14. present: It names a stabbing, a felonious assault.
    15. present: Names a 'stabbing' felonious assault.
    16. present: It names "a reported stabbing".
    17. present: It names a stabbing.
    18. present: It names a stabbing with a sharp object.
    19. present: Names a stabbing, 'Felonious Assault'.
    20. present: Stabbing, felonious assault.
    21. present: It names a reported stabbing.
    22. present: It names a 'reported stabbing'.
    23. present: It names a 'reported stabbing' and felonious assault.
    24. present: It names a stabbing.
    25. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' and a 'reported stabbing' with a sharp object.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All reads agree the location is specific: "the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction 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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It gives 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    2. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    3. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    4. present: Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    5. present: It gives 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    6. present: It gives "the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site".
    7. present: Gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    8. present: It specifies the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    9. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    10. present: It says 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    11. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    12. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    13. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    14. present: It names the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    15. present: 'Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    16. present: It gives "the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site".
    17. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    18. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    19. present: Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    20. present: Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    21. present: It names the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    22. present: It gives 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    23. present: It names 'the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
    24. present: It gives the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site.
    25. present: It places the stabbing 'at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion construction site'.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: readers who feel threatened are told to use a blue light emergency phone or call 911, and to choose an alternative if unsafe.

    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 who feel threatened to use a blue light phone or call 911.
    2. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911.
    3. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    4. present: Look for a blue light phone or call 911 if threatened.
    5. present: It advises readers to 'call 911' if threatened and choose alternatives when unsafe.
    6. present: It advises calling 911 if threatened and choosing an alternative if unsafe.
    7. present: Tells readers to call 911 if they feel threatened.
    8. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    9. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    10. present: It advises calling 911 or using a blue light phone if threatened.
    11. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911.
    12. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    13. present: It advises calling 911 if threatened and using blue light phones.
    14. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    15. present: Advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    16. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    17. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    18. present: It advises using blue light phones or calling 911 if threatened.
    19. present: Advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    20. present: If threatened use a blue light phone or call 911.
    21. present: It advises calling 911 or using blue light phones if threatened.
    22. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911.
    23. present: It advises looking for a blue light phone or calling 911.
    24. present: It advises using a blue light phone or calling 911 if threatened.
    25. present: It advises 'If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911'.
  • Timeabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree timing is absent: no clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the alert.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
    2. absent: No time or date appears.
    3. absent: No date, time, or recency cue is given.
    4. absent: No time or date appears.
    5. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue appears.
    6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
    7. absent: No time or date is given.
    8. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue appears.
    9. absent: No date, time, or recency cue appears.
    10. absent: No date, clock time, or recency cue appears.
    11. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
    12. absent: No time, date, or recency cue is given.
    13. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
    14. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
    15. absent: No time or date appears.
    16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
    17. absent: No time or date is given.
    18. absent: No time, date, or recency cue is given.
    19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue.
    20. absent: No time or date.
    21. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
    22. absent: No date, time, or recency cue is given.
    23. absent: No date, time, or recency cue appears.
    24. absent: No time, date, or recency cue appears.
    25. absent: It gives no date or clock time for the stabbing, only that the investigation continues.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the alert states the stabbing "resulted in non-life-threatening injuries", an explicit statement of harm and severity.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It states the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries'.
    2. present: It notes 'non-life-threatening injuries'.
    3. present: It states the assault 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries'.
    4. present: States 'non-life-threatening injuries'.
    5. present: It states the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', conveying harm.
    6. present: It reports "non-life-threatening injuries" from a sharp object.
    7. present: States the attack caused 'non-life-threatening injuries', conveying harm and severity.
    8. present: It states the assault with a sharp object caused "non-life-threatening injuries".
    9. present: It notes "non-life-threatening injuries" from a sharp object.
    10. present: It states the attack 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries'.
    11. present: It states "non-life-threatening injuries".
    12. present: It says the attack caused "non-life-threatening injuries".
    13. present: It says the stabbing caused non-life-threatening injuries.
    14. present: It states the assault caused "non-life-threatening injuries", conveying severity.
    15. present: 'non-life-threatening injuries' conveys harm.
    16. present: It states the victim had "non-life-threatening injuries", conveying harm.
    17. present: It reports 'non-life-threatening injuries' from a sharp object.
    18. present: It states the victim suffered 'non-life-threatening injuries'.
    19. present: States 'non-life-threatening injuries', conveying severity.
    20. present: Resulted in non-life-threatening injuries.
    21. present: It notes the victim had 'non-life-threatening injuries'.
    22. present: It states the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries'.
    23. present: It states the victim suffered 'non-life-threatening injuries' from a sharp object.
    24. present: It reports "non-life-threatening injuries" from an assault with a sharp object.
    25. present: It says the stabbing 'resulted in non-life-threatening injuries', stating the harm caused.

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Context

Background

University of Michigan DPSS Crime Alert series; canceled entries retain original transmitted text plus cancellation notice.
Analysis

Key Findings

Official DPSS Crime Alert includes cancellation status and original incident summary.
Outcome
Crime Alert later marked canceled on the DPSS site; see page for cancellation rationale.
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Michigan: Felonious assault crime alert later canceled." Incident of January 22, 2025. Added July 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-michigan-crime-alert-2025-1-felonious-assault-canceled-2025-01-22/

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