Crime Notes

Woman was sexually harassed at campus library

A female called the Department of Public Safety on Friday to report that she was sexually harassed at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. The caller said she was reading a Japanese newspaper on the third floor when a man approached her and asked for the time.

After she responded to the question, the man backed up and fondled his penis through his pants. The victim then stood up and left the area. She refused to file a report and said she would not leave her name or phone number before speaking with her husband. She said she only called to inform DPS that an incident occurred.

DPS reports indicate that the suspect was wearing a red turtleneck, a light brown sweater and brown pants.

Reward offered for bank robber

The Detroit Clearing House Association is offering a $2,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects in the robbery of a Comerica bank on Sept. 29, DPS reported.

According to DPS reports, the man entered the bank, located in the Wolverine Tower on S. State Street, during the afternoon and demanded money from a teller. The teller handed the man a bag with an undetermined amount of cash. The man then fled the bank with the bag.

Anyone with information about suspects in the crime is encouraged to contact DPS at 763-1131 or the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ann Arbor office at 995-1310. More information is available on the Web at http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/Photos/DPS/bank.html.

Man wields gun during dispute

A former employee of Mr. Ed's Oil Shop pulled out a handgun when he returned to the store to dispute a problem with his paycheck, the AAPD reported.

When the man entered the store, located on Washtenaw Avenue and Huron Parkway, he pulled out a 50-caliber handgun with a laser scope. The store then called AAPD, and AAPD officers arrested the man for carrying a concealed weapon.

Youths' cigarette plot backfires

AAPD reports indicate that two 16- year-olds were robbed by a panhandler on Tuesday afternoon after the boys attempted to have the man buy them cigarttes.

The youths were solicited by a panhandler on S. State Street, and instead of giving the man money, they offered to pay him if he would buy them a package of cigarettes.

When the man walked away with the cash, the boys tried to stop him. The man pushed one of the boys in the chest and a nearby AAPD officer apprehended the man and arrested him for unarmed robbery.

A report was filed and charges against the man are pending.

Female calls from Northwood to report harassment

A female called the DPS from Northwood Apartments on Sunday evening to report that someone was harassing her. She was out of breath at the time of the call but said she did not need medical attention.

The identity of the harasser was not reported, but the caller said she was safe and reported that the suspect was no longer present. She indicated that she drove away from the suspect earlier in the evening. DPS officers were sent to investigate the incident and a report was filed.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporters Reilly Brennan and Jason Stoffer.

02-03-98

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