Crime Notes

Student accused of sending harassing e-mail

The father of a female Michigan State University student called the Department of Public Safety on Friday to report that his daughter has been receiving harassing e-mail from a University of Michigan student living on North Campus.

The e-mails allegedly included death threats and statements such as "If I see you in the hallway I'll push you down." The father said the MSU campus police would not do anything about the alleged threats.

DPS officers told the father they would call his daughter and speak to her. DPS contacted the MSU campus police and faxed them a copy of the DPS report. MSU police said they would contact the victim.

Man trips out in Graduate Library

A Graduate Library employee called DPS on Friday to report that a man was yelling in the circulation desk area and disturbing staff and students, reports state.

The employee said the man was screaming that he took lethal doses of LSD and was going to die. DPS officers took the man into custody for disorderly conduct. He was taken to the University Hospitals Psychiatric Emergency Room for evaluation.

Women struck by apple in West Quad courtyard

A woman called DPS on Sunday to report that she was hit in the arm with an apple while walking through the north entrance of the West Quad Residence Hall courtyard.

Reports do not indicate whether the apple was thrown from a window or from ground level. Police filed a report but have no suspects in the incident.

In an incident earlier on Sunday, another woman reported that unknown subjects threw water out of a West Quad window, striking her as she walked outside the building. Housing security officers located the perpetrators but the victim did not wish to file a report.

DPS reports do not state whether the incidents were related. Neither victim required medical attention.

Arson attempts on arena sign fail

DPS received a call early Sunday morning reporting that the sign in front of Cliff Keen Arena was on fire, DPS reports state. The Ann Arbor Fire Department reported to the scene and extinguished the fire.

Slightly more than an hour later, DPS received another call stating the sign had caught fire again. AAPD extinguished the fire once again.

DPS suspects both fires were caused by a single arsonist. They have no suspects in the incident.

Gang graffiti spotted on Diag

Gang graffiti was found on the Diag near the West Engineering Arch late Thursday night, DPS reports state.

DPS officers said the graffiti, which was written in chalk, appeared to be "crip oriented." The chalkings included the word "WE$T$IDE," a six pointed star, the initials "BK" and a pitchfork pointing upwards. Police officers took pictures of the chalkings and asked University groundskeepers to remove the possible gang graffiti.

DPS reports do not indicate whether they have any suspects in the incident.

Police notified about love note

A woman called DPS on Sunday to report that she received a letter from a man named "John" saying how much he liked her.

She told the police that she thought the letter was inappropriate and found the man's name and phone number in the student directory.

Police filed no report regarding the incident.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jason Stoffer.

04-21-98

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