Crime Notes

Football game leads to many crime incidents

The Department of Public Safety, along with assisting law enforcement agencies, registered 31 incidents at Michigan Stadium on Saturday during Saturday's Michigan-Penn State football game, DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said.

The breakdown is as follows: Six minor in possession of alcohol citations, 20 ejections for alcohol in the stadium, two citations for open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, one disorderly person, one complaint of ticket scalping and one person cited for urinating in public and violating the Controlled Substances Act.

Man assaulted outside Law Quad

A man was assaulted while walking through the Law Quad around 3:45 a.m. yesterday, DPS reports state.

As he walked, the man was approached by his assailant, who asked him for a cigarette. As the victim was walking away, the assailant struck him from behind.

The victim did not require medical attention, and there is no description of his assailant.

Person hit by golf cart on Keech St.

A person was struck by golf cart on Keech Street on Saturday morning, according to DPS reports. The accident resulted in minor injuries.

Man tries to sell stolen textbooks

A man attempted to sell textbooks suspected to be stolen to the Michigan Union Bookstore on Thursday afternoon, according to DPS reports.

An employee at the bookstore recovered the books, but the suspect left the area before officers arrived.

Two non-residents fight in Bursley

Two men who do not live in Bursley Residence Hall fought there Sunday evening, according to DPS reports.

The grappling men knocked over a television and television stand, causing damage to both. One of the men sustained minor injuries in the fight, but he declined medical attention.

Tree falls, hits 2 cars on Keech St.

A tree fell across a pair of cars parked in the lot at 100 Keech Street on Friday morning, according to DPS reports. Officers requested a chainsaw to remove the tree, and there were no injuries in the incident.

Men found sleeping in UGLi

Two men were found sleeping in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library periodicals room Saturday morning, according to DPS reports. The two men were removed after warrant checks proved negative.

Child smashes finger in elevator

A child smashed his finger in an elevator door at the Family Housing Community Center on Friday afternoon, according to DPS reports. The child's parents were there, and the youth did not need medical assistance.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter David Enders.

Originally on page 3 in the 11-14-2000 issue of the Daily.