October 16, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Residence hall burglaries prompt reminder Four burglaries from unlocked residence hall rooms in September have prompted the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to remind students to lock their doors, even while they are in the room. A purse was stolen some time in the early morning hours of Sept. 5 from…
September 18, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Two local youths detained in connection with car theft A 16-year-old man and a 19-year-old man are being held in connection with the theft of a 1999 Jeep Wrangler reported stolen Sept. 13. The two also are suspects in a number of breaking and entering of vehicles that have been reported…
July 17, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Man arraigned in connection with carjacking at University Hospital A 20-year-old Ypsilanti man was arraigned yesterday and charged with carjacking and resisting arrest. The man allegedly stopped a woman driving an SUV in a parking lot near the Hospital, took the vehicle and led police on a 20-minute chase through Washtenaw…
May 22, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Rape charge under investigation Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers are investigating a report that a female student was sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance on April 18. The woman, a resident of West Quadrangle Residence Hall, reported that she had met the man earlier in the evening at a bar.…
April 17, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Bursley Residence Hall evacuated for fire Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers helped evacuate residents of Bursley’s Hamilton House on March 29 after smoke in the hallway of the second floor prompted a call for help. Officers and fire officials evacuated the building and found a computer closet was the source.…
March 13, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Officers looking for male suspect Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers are still looking for a man who reportedly exposed himself to a woman and her companion Feb. 26 on the south side of the Chemistry Building near the Diag. The woman reported that he was a white male, about 25…
February 14, 2000
The University Record, February 14, 2000 By Rebecca A. Doyle Woman is victim of strong-arm robbery A woman was pushed from behind and fell to the ground on Feb. 4 at approximately 9:45 a.m. The unknown assailant then took her purse and fled. The incident occurred near Randall Laboratory, and Department of Public Safety (DPS)…
January 17, 2000
The University Record, January 17, 2000 Editor’s Note: The following report and the figures and symbols on the accompanying map represent two months of statistics and reports from the Department of Public Safety. Computer difficulties prevented publication of the November statistics that normally would have been printed in the Dec. 20 issue of the Record.…
November 15, 1999
The University Record, November 15, 1999 By Rebecca A. Doyle Counterfeit bills still in circulation The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is still working on several cases involving counterfeit currency. In last month’s report, counterfeit $20 bills had been reported at both Wendy’s and Subway in the Michigan Union. On Oct. 15, DPS officers received…
October 18, 1999
The University Record, October 18, 1999 By Rebecca A. Doyle DPS investigates robbery Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers are investigating a claim made by a man who says he was beaten and robbed on the Diag on Sept. 13. A bus driver spotted a man sitting on the sidewalk and radioed in a report.…
