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UOPD issued a Campus Crime Warning after people near campus were shot with water gel beads in four incidents.

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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February 9, 2026 4:30 p.m. In four separate recent incidents near campus, people have been shot with water gel beads, commonly known as Orbeez. No significant injuries were reported. Feb. 3, 10 p.m. — 515 Broadway (1 person) Feb. 4, 3 a.m. — West Broadway & Charnelton (1 person) Feb. 5, 11 p.m. — 1200 block of Kincaid Street (5 people) Feb. 5, 11 p.m. — 11th Avenue & Alder Street, near Bushnell University (1 person) In one event, the suspects were described as four, white, college age males. Vehicles are described as blue or black SUVs. If you have any information regarding these incidents, please contact UOPD at 541-346-2919. If there is any additional information, it will be available at alerts.uoregon.edu.
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Incident dates Feb. 3-5, 2026; warning posted Feb. 9 4:30 p.m. PST. Incident date is the first listed event (Feb. 3).
Thread N/A (web posting, not X).
Distinct incident from 2025-12-11-university-of-oregon-franklin-orchard-armed-robbery and from 2026-04-03-university-of-oregon-11th-franklin-crash-all-clear.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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.

February 9, 2026 4:30 p.m. In four separate recent incidents near campus, people have been shot with water gel beads, commonly known as Orbeez. No significant injuries were reported. Feb. 3, 10 p.m. — 515 Broadway (1 person) Feb. 4, 3 a.m. — West Broadway & Charnelton (1 person) Feb. 5, 11 p.m. — 1200 block of Kincaid Street (5 people) Feb. 5, 11 p.m. — 11th Avenue & Alder Street, near Bushnell University (1 person) In one event, the suspects were described as four, white, college age males. Vehicles are described as blue or black SUVs. If you have any information regarding these incidents, please contact UOPD at 541-346-2919. If there is any additional information, it will be available at alerts.uoregon.edu.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    UOPD is named as the agency to contact. Majority 25/25.

    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: Names UOPD as the agency to call with information, which identifies the responding authority (UO Orbeez TW, pass 1).
    2. present: UOPD is cited as the tip-line agency, a source identification (UO Orbeez TW, pass 2).
    3. present: Source is present via UOPD in the call-UOPD sentence (UO Orbeez TW, pass 3).
    4. present: I count S 1 because UOPD names the police department (UO Orbeez TW, pass 4).
    5. present: A named agency (UOPD) satisfies Source (UO Orbeez TW, pass 5).
    6. present: The text identifies UOPD as who should receive information (UO Orbeez TW, pass 6).
    7. present: Source holds: UOPD is an agency signature in the body (UO Orbeez TW, pass 7).
    8. present: I mark S present due to UOPD (UO Orbeez TW, pass 8).
    9. present: The issuing/responding office is UOPD (UO Orbeez TW, pass 9).
    10. present: Sender/agency tag is present: UOPD (UO Orbeez TW, pass 10).
    11. present: This is a named police department of the kind the rubric lists (UO Orbeez TW, pass 11).
    12. present: I score S 1; UOPD is stated as the contact agency (UO Orbeez TW, pass 12).
    13. present: UOPD tells the reader which campus police is involved (UO Orbeez TW, pass 13).
    14. present: Source element is satisfied by UOPD (UO Orbeez TW, pass 14).
    15. present: The body names UOPD, a school police brand/agency (UO Orbeez TW, pass 15).
    16. present: Named UOPD is sufficient Source (UO Orbeez TW, pass 16).
    17. present: I treat UOPD as a source stamp (UO Orbeez TW, pass 17).
    18. present: Who is the authority: UOPD, named in the tip line (UO Orbeez TW, pass 18).
    19. present: A named police department counts as Source (UO Orbeez TW, pass 19).
    20. present: The product names UOPD, which is the source (UO Orbeez TW, pass 20).
    21. present: I find an agency name UOPD (UO Orbeez TW, pass 21).
    22. present: Source is UOPD in the last instructional sentences (UO Orbeez TW, pass 22).
    23. present: Present: UOPD identifies the transmitting/responding authority (UO Orbeez TW, pass 23).
    24. present: Without UOPD this would lack source; that agency supplies it (UO Orbeez TW, pass 24).
    25. present: alerts.uoregon.edu is a URL; UOPD is the source name (UO Orbeez TW, pass 25).
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Shot with water gel beads names a specific hazard. Majority 25/25. (Franklin-clone H justifications still describe grabbing; arbitrator reads the gel-bead shooting from the alert text.)

    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: Hazard is people shot with water gel beads, a specific named attack. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 1).
    2. present: Shot with water gel beads is a specific threat. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 2).
    3. present: H is present via the Orbeez bead shootings. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 3).
    4. present: I count H 1 because shooting with gel beads is specified. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 4).
    5. present: Not a generic incident. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 5).
    6. present: I mark H present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 6).
    7. present: Named hazard: shot with water gel beads. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 7).
    8. present: H holds. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 8).
    9. present: The body names the bead shootings. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 9).
    10. present: I score H 1. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 10).
    11. present: A specific attack type is named. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 11).
    12. present: Hazard element is satisfied. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 12).
    13. present: I read shot with water gel beads as the hazard. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 13).
    14. present: H is 1. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 14).
    15. present: Orbeez is identified as the projectile. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 15).
    16. present: Specific threat language is present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 16).
    17. present: I find a named hazard. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 17).
    18. present: The four incidents are gel-bead shootings. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 18).
    19. present: H present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 19).
    20. present: The product tells you what happened. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 20).
    21. present: I treat gel-bead shooting as Hazard. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 21).
    22. present: Not a vague situation. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 22).
    23. present: Hazard is the bead shooting. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 23).
    24. present: I code H 1. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 24).
    25. present: Shot with water gel beads is specific. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 25).
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Four near-campus locations are named. Majority 25/25.

    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: Location is given as four near-campus sites including 515 Broadway and Kincaid Street. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 1).
    2. present: Four street locations near campus are named. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 2).
    3. present: L is present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 3).
    4. present: I count L 1. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 4).
    5. present: Named streets satisfy location. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 5).
    6. present: I mark L present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 6).
    7. present: Where: Broadway, Charnelton, Kincaid, 11th and Alder. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 7).
    8. present: L holds. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 8).
    9. present: I score L 1. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 9).
    10. present: Near campus plus street names is a location. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 10).
    11. present: Location element is satisfied. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 11).
    12. present: I read the four sites as location. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 12).
    13. present: L is 1. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 13).
    14. present: The warning names specific blocks and intersections. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 14).
    15. present: Street-level location is present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 15).
    16. present: I treat those four sites as location. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 16).
    17. present: Named places. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 17).
    18. present: L present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 18).
    19. present: The sites are specified. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 19).
    20. present: I code L 1. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 20).
    21. present: Bushnell University is named as a nearby landmark. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 21).
    22. present: Where the shootings happened is named. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 22).
    23. present: Location is not omitted. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 23).
    24. present: I find named streets. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 24).
    25. present: L 1. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 25).
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Contact UOPD with information is an instruction. Majority 25/25.

    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: Guidance is to call UOPD at 541-346-2919 with information (UO Orbeez TW, pass 1).
    2. present: Call UOPD is an instruction to recipients who have information (UO Orbeez TW, pass 2).
    3. present: G is present via the UOPD tip line, akin to call 911 in the rubric (UO Orbeez TW, pass 3).
    4. present: I count G 1 for call UOPD (UO Orbeez TW, pass 4).
    5. present: The text tells people to call UOPD if they have information (UO Orbeez TW, pass 5).
    6. present: Guidance element is met by the call-UOPD sentence (UO Orbeez TW, pass 6).
    7. present: I score G present because recipients are told to call UOPD (UO Orbeez TW, pass 7).
    8. present: Action language includes call UOPD at 541-346-2919 (UO Orbeez TW, pass 8).
    9. present: G holds: that is something the audience is told to do (UO Orbeez TW, pass 9).
    10. present: The alert directs a reporting action (UO Orbeez TW, pass 10).
    11. present: Call UOPD is an instruction, not merely a status report (UO Orbeez TW, pass 11).
    12. present: I mark G 1 for the tip line (UO Orbeez TW, pass 12).
    13. present: Standing safety-tips chrome was omitted; the remaining call-UOPD line is still guidance (UO Orbeez TW, pass 13).
    14. present: I treat call UOPD as rubric guidance (UO Orbeez TW, pass 14).
    15. present: The phone number is part of the instruction (UO Orbeez TW, pass 15).
    16. present: If you have any information, call UOPD is contingent guidance (UO Orbeez TW, pass 16).
    17. present: I read the tip line as protective/reporting guidance (UO Orbeez TW, pass 17).
    18. present: Guidance is present (UO Orbeez TW, pass 18).
    19. present: The body instructs a call to campus police (UO Orbeez TW, pass 19).
    20. present: I find an imperative call UOPD (UO Orbeez TW, pass 20).
    21. present: Reporting instruction counts as guidance (UO Orbeez TW, pass 21).
    22. present: G is 1 on this crime warning (UO Orbeez TW, pass 22).
    23. present: The updates URL is extra; call UOPD is the action (UO Orbeez TW, pass 23).
    24. present: I will not ignore call UOPD as mere contact chrome; it is an instruction (UO Orbeez TW, pass 24).
    25. present: Guidance present via the UOPD call line (UO Orbeez TW, pass 25).
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    February 9 4:30 p.m. and Feb. 3-5 clock times are date and time cues. Majority 25/25.

    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: Tuesday, July 14, at about 10 a.m. is an explicit date and clock time (UO Orbeez TW, pass 1).
    2. present: July 15, 2026 | 4:45 p.m. is also a date and clock (UO Orbeez TW, pass 2).
    3. present: T is present via both the incident time and the posting time (UO Orbeez TW, pass 3).
    4. present: I count T 1 because 10 a.m. is a clock time (UO Orbeez TW, pass 4).
    5. present: The rubric lists a clock time; 10 a.m. qualifies (UO Orbeez TW, pass 5).
    6. present: Time element is satisfied by July 14 at about 10 a.m (UO Orbeez TW, pass 6).
    7. present: The when is Tuesday, July 14, about 10 a.m (UO Orbeez TW, pass 7).
    8. present: I mark T present due to the dated clock time (UO Orbeez TW, pass 8).
    9. present: A calendar date appears: July 14 and July 15 (UO Orbeez TW, pass 9).
    10. present: 4:45 p.m. is a clock time (UO Orbeez TW, pass 10).
    11. present: I score T 1 for 10 a.m. and 4:45 p.m (UO Orbeez TW, pass 11).
    12. present: The incident timing is Tuesday, July 14, about 10 a.m (UO Orbeez TW, pass 12).
    13. present: Date and clock language is present (UO Orbeez TW, pass 13).
    14. present: I treat July 14, 10 a.m. as Time present (UO Orbeez TW, pass 14).
    15. present: Without those stamps this would lack Time; they supply it (UO Orbeez TW, pass 15).
    16. present: The body names the day and hour of the grabbing (UO Orbeez TW, pass 16).
    17. present: T holds on Tuesday, July 14, about 10 a.m (UO Orbeez TW, pass 17).
    18. present: A date of the kind the rubric lists is in the text (UO Orbeez TW, pass 18).
    19. present: I find date and clock cues (UO Orbeez TW, pass 19).
    20. present: Time is the July 14 10 a.m. grabbing and the July 15 4:45 p.m. posting (UO Orbeez TW, pass 20).
    21. present: July 14 is when the grabbing occurred (UO Orbeez TW, pass 21).
    22. present: The alert states when: Tuesday, July 14, about 10 a.m (UO Orbeez TW, pass 22).
    23. present: I read 10 a.m. as a Time element (UO Orbeez TW, pass 23).
    24. present: Calendar and clock timing are present (UO Orbeez TW, pass 24).
    25. present: T is 1 on this crime warning (UO Orbeez TW, pass 25).
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    No significant injuries were reported names harm to people. Majority 25/25.

    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: Impact is present via No significant injuries were reported, which states harm to people even while minimizing it. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 1).
    2. present: Injuries are named, so Impact is present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 2).
    3. present: I count I 1 because the text discusses injuries. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 3).
    4. present: No significant injuries is still an injury/consequence statement. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 4).
    5. present: I mark I present due to the injuries clause. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 5).
    6. present: Harm to people is addressed. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 6).
    7. present: I score I 1 for the injuries sentence. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 7).
    8. present: The rubric accepts injury language as Impact. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 8).
    9. present: Impact holds on no significant injuries were reported. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 9).
    10. present: I treat the injuries clause as Impact present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 10).
    11. present: Named injuries are a consequence statement. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 11).
    12. present: I find stated harm language. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 12).
    13. present: Impact is present. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 13).
    14. present: The shooting consequence is addressed as injuries. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 14).
    15. present: I 1 because injuries are named. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 15).
    16. present: Injury language is explicit. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 16).
    17. present: I read no significant injuries as Impact. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 17).
    18. present: Harm language is the injuries sentence. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 18).
    19. present: Impact element is satisfied. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 19).
    20. present: I will count injuries reported as Impact. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 20).
    21. present: Named injuries are a consequence. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 21).
    22. present: Even negated injuries still name the harm category. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 22).
    23. present: Impact present via the injuries clause. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 23).
    24. present: The campus is told about injuries, which is impact. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 24).
    25. present: I code I 1 for the injuries sentence. (UO Orbeez TW, pass 25).

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About this analysis
Context

Background

University of Oregon posts Campus Crime Warnings on safety.uoregon.edu/alerts.
Analysis

Key Findings

Four near-campus Orbeez-bead shootings Feb. 3-5; no significant injuries; UOPD 541-346-2919.
Outcome
No significant injuries reported. Suspects in one event described as four white college-age males; vehicles blue or black SUVs.
Provenance

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    UO Eugene Campus Crime Warning: Water gel beads shot at pedestrians near campus
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Oregon: Water-gel beads shot at pedestrians near campus." Incident of February 3, 2026. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-oregon-water-gel-beads-near-campus-2026-02-03/

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