Crime Notes

Pay phones set on fire, numbers melted in arson

Two pay phones were set on fire Wednesday afternoon in the Towsley Center on East Medical Center Drive, according to Department of Public Safety reports.

The facilities coordinator for the Towsley Center discovered the first phone ablaze on the second floor of the building in the 2300 corridor. An unknown individual extinguished the flame by blowing it out, DPS officials state.

A second phone was found partially burned on the first floor of the building in the 1300 corridor of the building, DPS reports state. Only the 0, 8, 5 and 2 keys were melted. There are no suspects for the arson.

Chemical explodes in student's hands

A flask containing chemicals for an experiment exploded in the hands of a student Tuesday morning in the 3700 corridor of the Chemistry Building, DPS reports state.

The contents of the flask consisted of a mixture of percholoric acid, thianthrene, dicloromethane and acetic anhydride, according to DPS officials.

While there was no threat of a chemical contamination, the student carrying the flask received abrasions on his right hand and stomach. DPS reports state the student was taken to M-Works for treatment.

Student collapses in elevator

A student fainted and lost consciousness in the elevator of Alice Lloyd Residence Hall on Wednesday afternoon, according to DPS reports.

An ambulance was initially requested by the caller, but the student regained his sense of balance and consciousness and canceled the ride to the hospital, DPS reports state. The cause of the collapse was attributed to the flu.

Trek bike stolen from East Quad

A bike was stolen from the bike racks in front of East Quad Residence Hall on Wednesday afternoon, DPS reports state.

The owner described the bike as a navy-blue Trek mountain bike, model 8000, according to DPS reports.

Alum harasses students in Union

A University alum was escorted from the MUG in the Michigan Union on Monday afternoon, according to DPS reports, after pointing a flashlight in patrons' eyes and shouting.

The alum was described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall, wearing Khaki pants with a neutral color shirt, DPS reports state.

$4,000 charged on stolen credit cards

Three credit cards were stolen from a man's wallet at his North Ingalls Building office Monday morning, according to DPS reports.

The following morning, more than $4,000 was charged on the purloined cards, DPS reports state. There are no suspects in the incident.

Suspects wreak havoc in CCRB

Five area high school teenagers were making a disturbance in the Central Campus Recreation Building on Monday evening, DPS reports state.

Four of the teens fled the CCRB before DPS arrived on the scene, but one was apprehended outside the Bell Pool exit. DPS officials charged the 16 year-old Pioneer High School student with trespassing.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Marta Brill.

02-26-99

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