Reward offered
A cash reward up to $500 is being offered by U-M for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals responsible for a series of vehicle break-ins and thefts.
Since July the Department of Public Safety (DPS) received reports of break-ins of at least 22 U-M service vehicles parked in campus parking lots. Entry into the vehicles — mostly white vans used by Plant Operations and IT Communications staffs — has been gained through unlocked doors or by breaking windows. In an Oct. 15 report, a vehicle was stolen from a south campus lot. Most of the stolen items have been hand power tools and construction materials.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call DPS at 763-1131 or the Anonymous Tip-Line at (800) 863-1355.
Laptop stolen at Walgreen Drama Center
A faculty member reported to DPS Oct. 15 that his laptop had been stolen from his locked office during the preceding weekend. There were no signs of forced entry.
Arson at the golf course
A portable toilet facility on the U-M Golf Course was destroyed by fire Oct. 15. The Ann Arbor Fire Department extinguished the fire near the southwest property gate near the driving range preventing additional damage to the course. DPS has no suspects in the case.
Two youth caught with U-M vehicle
A 19-year-old student and his 19-year-old visitor were caught driving a small U-M utility vehicle down the middle of South Fourth Street at 4 a.m. Oct. 15. The visitor was charged with joyriding and minor in possession of alcohol (MIP), and the student was issued an MIP citation.
