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Assault reported with a timely campus safety notice; near the Peony Gardens, 1610

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University of Michigan DPSS published a public safety notice on or about 2020-04-08. Full text is preserved from the official news.dpss.umich.edu archive.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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Crime Alert 2020-03: Felonious Assault Summary: At approximately 1:30 a.m., an individual was sitting on a bench in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens. He heard something behind him, and as he turned around, he was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle. The suspect then stuck a plastic airsoft-type pistol into the victim’s neck and told him to freeze. The victim punched the suspect, knocked him to the ground, and fled. UMPD is investigating this incident. Suspect(s): Younger black male, about 5’10” to 6′ tall. Wearing blue jeans, a red hooded sweatshirt, with a white t-shirt underneath. Two tattoos were visible on the lower part of both forearms. Remember: - Close blinds at night and keep doorwall security bars in place - Keep rooms and apartments locked at all times - Apartment-dwellers should turn on exterior lights at night - 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 - If you feel threatened on campus, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 9-1-1 from any phone - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 For status updates to this alert, check back regularly and follow us on Social Media
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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 2020-03: Felonious Assault Summary: At approximately 1:30 a.m., an individual was sitting on a bench in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens. He heard something behind him, and as he turned around, he was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle. The suspect then stuck a plastic airsoft-type pistol into the victim’s neck and told him to freeze. The victim punched the suspect, knocked him to the ground, and fled. UMPD is investigating this incident. Suspect(s): Younger black male, about 5’10” to 6′ tall. Wearing blue jeans, a red hooded sweatshirt, with a white t-shirt underneath. Two tattoos were visible on the lower part of both forearms. Remember: - Close blinds at night and keep doorwall security bars in place - Keep rooms and apartments locked at all times - Apartment-dwellers should turn on exterior lights at night - 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 - If you feel threatened on campus, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 9-1-1 from any phone - Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355 For status updates to this alert, check back regularly and follow us on Social Media

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the numbered Crime Alert states "UMPD is investigating this incident", naming the university police as the 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: Crime Alert naming UMPD.
    2. present: It names UMPD.
    3. present: It names UMPD.
    4. present: Names 'UMPD'.
    5. present: It names UMPD as investigating.
    6. present: UMPD is named as investigating.
    7. present: Names UMPD as investigating.
    8. present: Names UMPD.
    9. present: It names UMPD.
    10. present: It names UMPD.
    11. present: It is a numbered Crime Alert citing UMPD.
    12. present: It names UMPD.
    13. present: UMPD is named.
    14. present: UMPD is named.
    15. present: UMPD is named.
    16. present: It names UMPD as investigating in this numbered University of Michigan Crime Alert.
    17. present: It says 'UMPD is investigating' under a numbered Crime Alert, naming the university police as the authority.
    18. present: It says 'UMPD is investigating this incident', naming the University of Michigan police.
    19. present: It states 'UMPD is investigating this incident', naming the police department.
    20. present: It states 'UMPD is investigating this incident', naming the University of Michigan police agency as the authority.
    21. present: It is 'Crime Alert 2020-03' and says 'UMPD is investigating this incident'.
    22. present: It says 'UMPD is investigating this incident' under a numbered Crime Alert, identifying the police authority as sender.
    23. present: It says 'UMPD is investigating this incident' in a numbered crime alert.
    24. present: It says 'UMPD is investigating this incident', which names the university police agency as the authority.
    25. present: It says 'UMPD is investigating this incident', which names the responding police department.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: it names a "Felonious Assault" in which the victim was struck with a glass bottle and threatened with an airsoft-type pistol.

    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: Felonious assault.
    2. present: 'Felonious Assault' with a bottle and airsoft-type pistol.
    3. present: It names a felonious assault with a bottle and pistol.
    4. present: Names 'Felonious Assault' with a bottle and a pistol.
    5. present: It names "Felonious Assault" with a bottle and airsoft pistol.
    6. present: It names a felonious assault.
    7. present: Names 'Felonious Assault' with a bottle and airsoft pistol.
    8. present: Names a felonious assault with a bottle and pistol.
    9. present: It names a felonious assault with a bottle and a pistol.
    10. present: It names 'Felonious Assault' with a bottle and pistol.
    11. present: It names a felonious assault.
    12. present: It names a felonious assault with a bottle and airsoft pistol.
    13. present: It names a felonious assault.
    14. present: It reports a felonious assault.
    15. present: A felonious assault with a bottle and pistol.
    16. present: It describes a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and an airsoft-type pistol.
    17. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and an airsoft pistol.
    18. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' in which a victim was struck with a glass bottle and threatened with a pistol.
    19. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and an airsoft-type pistol.
    20. present: It reports a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and an airsoft-type pistol.
    21. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and an airsoft pistol.
    22. present: It reports a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and an airsoft type pistol.
    23. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and an airsoft-type pistol.
    24. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and an airsoft-type pistol.
    25. present: It names a 'Felonious Assault' with a glass bottle and a pistol pushed into the victim's neck.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the attack is placed on a bench "in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens", a specific named place.

    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: Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    2. present: 'Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    3. present: It gives Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    4. present: Gives 'Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    5. present: It gives "the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens".
    6. present: It says the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    7. present: Gives 'the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    8. present: Gives Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    9. present: It gives 'the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    10. present: It gives Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    11. present: It says the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    12. present: It gives the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    13. present: It gives the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    14. present: It names Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    15. present: Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    16. present: It places the assault 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    17. present: It places the assault on a bench in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens.
    18. present: It locates the attack 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    19. present: It places the attack 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    20. present: It places the assault 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    21. present: It places the attack 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    22. present: It places the assault 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens', a specific named location.
    23. present: It places the assault 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens', a specific named place.
    24. present: It places the assault 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
    25. present: It places the attack 'in the Nichols Arboretum near the Peony Gardens'.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the reminders instruct readers to "Keep rooms and apartments locked at all times", walk with a trusted friend, and call 9-1-1 if threatened.

    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: Safety tips given.
    2. present: Tips include locking rooms and calling 9-1-1 if threatened.
    3. present: It advises locking rooms and using blue light phones.
    4. present: Tips advise 'Keep rooms and apartments locked at all times'.
    5. present: Tips say to keep rooms locked and walk with a trusted friend.
    6. present: It says keep rooms locked and walk with a friend.
    7. present: Tips instruct keeping rooms locked and walking with a friend.
    8. present: Tips say keep rooms locked and walk with a friend.
    9. present: It lists precautions and says to call 9-1-1 if threatened.
    10. present: Tips instruct keeping rooms locked and calling 9-1-1 if threatened.
    11. present: It advises keeping rooms locked and walking with a friend.
    12. present: Tips say keep rooms locked and walk with a friend.
    13. present: Tips include walking with a friend and using blue light phones.
    14. present: Tips advise keeping rooms locked and calling 911.
    15. present: Tips like walking with a friend and locking rooms.
    16. present: It advises 'Walk with a trusted friend' and 'Keep rooms and apartments locked at all times'.
    17. present: It advises 'Keep rooms and apartments locked at all times' and walking with a friend.
    18. present: Its tips say to 'Keep rooms and apartments locked at all times' and walk with a trusted friend.
    19. present: It advises 'Walk with a trusted friend' and to call 9-1-1 if threatened.
    20. present: It advises 'Keep rooms and apartments locked' and to call 9-1-1 if threatened.
    21. present: Tips advise 'Keep rooms and apartments locked' and to 'call 9-1-1' if threatened.
    22. present: It advises readers to 'Walk with a trusted friend' and 'Keep rooms and apartments locked'.
    23. present: Tips advise to 'Keep rooms and apartments locked' and walk with a friend.
    24. present: Tips advise 'Walk with a trusted friend' and call 9-1-1 if threatened.
    25. present: Its reminders include 'Walk with a trusted friend' and calling 9-1-1 from a blue light phone.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimously: the summary gives "approximately 1:30 a.m." as the time of the assault, a specific clock time, though no date appears.

    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: About 1:30 a.m.
    2. present: 'At approximately 1:30 a.m.'
    3. present: It gives "approximately 1:30 a.m.".
    4. present: States 'At approximately 1:30 a.m.'
    5. present: It gives "approximately 1:30 a.m.".
    6. present: It gives approximately 1:30 a.m.
    7. present: Gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'.
    8. present: Gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'.
    9. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'
    10. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'
    11. present: It gives approximately 1:30 a.m.
    12. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.'.
    13. present: It gives approximately 1:30 a.m.
    14. present: It gives approximately 1:30 a.m.
    15. present: 'At approximately 1:30 a.m.'
    16. present: The alert gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time the individual was assaulted on the bench.
    17. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time the victim was struck on the Arboretum bench.
    18. present: The alert gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time the individual was assaulted on the bench.
    19. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time.
    20. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the clock time when the victim was struck on the arboretum bench.
    21. present: It gives 'At approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time of the assault.
    22. present: It gives the time 'At approximately 1:30 a.m.' for the assault, although no date is included.
    23. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time the victim was attacked while sitting on a bench.
    24. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time the victim was attacked on the bench.
    25. present: It gives 'approximately 1:30 a.m.' as the time the victim was attacked on the bench, a specific clock time.
  • Impactpresent24/25

    Final assessment

    Present, with 24 of 25 agreeing: the victim "was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle", conveying physical harm; one dissent said no injury outcome or severity was stated.

    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: Victim struck over the eye with a glass bottle.
    2. present: The victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', conveying injury.
    3. present: It says the victim was struck over the eye with a glass bottle, conveying injury.
    4. present: States the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle'.
    5. present: The victim "was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle", a stated injury.
    6. present: It says the victim was struck over the eye with a glass bottle.
    7. present: The victim was 'struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', conveying injury.
    8. present: States the victim was 'struck over his right eye with a glass bottle'.
    9. present: It says the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle'.
    10. present: The victim was 'struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', a stated injury.
    11. present: The victim was struck over the eye with a glass bottle.
    12. present: It states the victim was 'struck over his right eye with a glass bottle'.
    13. present: The victim was struck over the eye with a glass bottle, a stated injury.
    14. present: The victim was struck over the eye with a bottle, conveying injury.
    15. present: Victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', conveying injury.
    16. present: It states the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', describing actual injury.
    17. present: It says the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', conveying physical harm.
    18. present: It states the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', conveying physical harm.
    19. present: It says the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', a stated injury.
    20. present: It says the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', stating actual injury.
    21. present: It says the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', stating injury.
    22. absent: It describes the bottle strike but does not state an injury outcome or severity.
    23. present: It reports the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', conveying bodily harm.
    24. present: It says the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', stating injury.
    25. present: It says the victim 'was struck over his right eye with a glass bottle', which conveys physical harm.

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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Michigan: Assault reported with a timely campus safety notice; near the Peony Gardens, 1610." Incident of April 8, 2020. Added July 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-michigan-felonious-assault-2020-04-08/

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