Police Beat

  1. October 16, 2006

    Police Beat

    September crime map> DPS warns of check-cashing scam University and city police have received several recent reports of fraudulent activities in which U-M students have been approached by strangers and asked to cash checks to help with emergencies. Students have reported being approached along State Street, in the Michigan Union and along South University. Do…
  2. October 9, 2006

    Police Beat

    Police Beat appears monthly. The next installment will be published October 16.
  3. October 2, 2006

    Police Beat

    Police Beat appears monthly. The next installment will be published October 16.
  4. September 25, 2006

    Police Beat

    Police Beat appears monthly. The next installment will be published October 16.
  5. September 18, 2006

    Police Beat

    August 2006 crime map> Police seek suspect in unarmed robbery Officers continue to search for suspects in an Aug. 20 unarmed robbery near the Michigan Union. A 25-year-old Ypsilanti man told officers from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) he was approached by three unknown men about 1:20 a.m. as he walked near the union.…
  6. August 14, 2006

    Police Beat

    July 2006 crime map> Patient threatens hospital staff with cane A 56-year-old University Hospital patient used his walking cane in a threatening manner against hospital security officers July 1. The patient was attempting to leave the hospital against medical advice. No one was injured in the incident and no prosecution is expected. Items reported stolen…
  7. July 24, 2006

    Police Beat

    June 2006 crime map> Unarmed robbery near Michigan Union The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a report of an unarmed robbery of three men near the Michigan Union around 3 a.m. July 14. DPS is looking for five black males in their early to mid-20s, 6 feet tall and 220-250 pounds. They last…
  8. July 10, 2006

    Police Beat

    Police Beat appears monthly in the Record. Look for the next installment in the issue of July 24.
  9. June 26, 2006

    Police Beat

    Police Beat appears monthly in the Record. Look for the next installment in the issue of July 24.
  10. June 12, 2006

    Police Beat

    May 2006 crime map> Computers, artifacts taken from Frieze Three computers and 10 boxes of artifacts were reported stolen from three offices in the Frieze Building May 31. One of the office occupants told Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers she had locked her office door when she left the building the night before around…