Campus Watch
To All Wayne State University Students, Staff and Faculty:
In This Issue:
- January 2012 Crime Stats
- January 2012 Campus Crime Summary
- Michigan's Top 10 Stolen Vehicles for 2011
- January 2012 Arrest Summary
- WSUPD and the WSU Center for Urban Studies In The News
1. January 2012 Crime Stats:
| - Crimes Reported on the Wayne State University Campus - | |||
| Jan 2011 | Year to Date | Jan 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forcible Sex Offence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Forcible Sex Offence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Larceny | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2. January 2012 Campus Crime Summary:
ROBBERY:
One Attempted Robbery Not Armed and one Attempted Robbery Armed were reported in January of 2012. The Attempted Robbery Not Armed occurred on January 26, 2012 at 6:45pm on W. Warren west of John R. There, a 27 year old female student reported that she was walking east on Warren, towards Parking Structure #3, when she observed a group of six unknown black males walking towards her. As the group passed her, one of the males attempted to grab her computer bag off her shoulder. This action spun her around and knocked her down. When she hit the ground, a bag of empty pop cans she was carrying also hit the ground and scattered on the pavement. Another member of the group of males helped her up and helped her put her pop cans back in the bag. The group of males continued walking eastbound on Warren. The female student was not injured. Although the victim believed one of the subjects was after her computer bag, no property was obtained by anyone in the group.
The Attempted Robbery Armed incident was reported on January 29, 2012 at 2:20am, when a 42 year old non-WSU male reported that two unknown males attempted to rob him while he was walking on W. Warren near Trumbull. The victim states the two males approached him on foot and demanded money. One of the offenders had an unknown object in his hand, which the victim believed may have been a weapon. The victim states he immediately took off running east towards the Lodge freeway overpass. When he stopped running, the two offenders were nowhere in sight. The victim flagged down a patrolling WSUPD scout car. An area search by several WSUPD units failed to locate the two subjects. The victim was not injured, lost no property and was reluctant to even make a police report.
BURGLARY:
One Burglary was reported during January 2012. In that incident, on January 12th, a staff member of Tech Town, 440 Burroughs, reported seeing an unknown male loading computer equipment onto a dolly in a third floor office suite and leaving the building with the equipment. Investigation at the scene revealed the office door was pried open.
LARCENY:
Eighteen incidents of Larceny (theft of unattended property) were reported from eleven different campus locations during January 2012. Larceny is the most frequently occurring crime here at Wayne State. The crime of Larceny is one of the toughest to solve and one of the easiest to prevent. For example:
On January 29, 2012 a female student reported her purse was stolen from the Undergraduate Library. The student told the responding officer that she had put her purse on a table in the vending machine area at approximately 12 noon and walked away. She returned at 1:30pm (90 minutes later) to find the purse was gone. The purse contained her drivers license, OneCard, $5.00 in cash, two credit cards, her cell phone and keys. Not only did this student lose her property (which will take time, effort and money to replace), she is now a potential future Identity Theft victim. Remember that it is physically impossible for a thief to steal something that isn't there. If you don't want to be a Larceny victim, don't leave ANYTHING of value unattended.
VEHICLE THEFT:
One attempted vehicle theft occurred in the campus vicinity during January 2012...and the 38 year old thief from that incident was caught in the act and arrested on the spot. In that incident, at 11:15pm on January 14, 2012, WSUPD Officers responded to investigate "suspicious activity" inside a blue 2001 Dodge pickup truck parked on Ferry at Woodward Avenue. As the Officers pulled up, the lone vehicle occupant attempted to quickly exit the vehicle. Officers instructed him to stay inside the truck. As the Officers approached the subject, they observed him to be bleeding from both hands. When asked how he cut his hands, the subject replied, "I cut myself on the steering wheel". Further investigation revealed the subject's name did not match the vehicle registration information (the truck belonged to a WSU student). When asked who the truck belonged to, the offender told the Officers, "I'm not gonna lie to you, I broke in...I was trying to steal it".
Arresting Officers then met with a nearby witness who advised them he was walking down the sidewalk and noticed an unknown subject standing next to the Dodge pick-up truck. Since the witness personally knew the owner of the truck (and the above offender was a stranger) the witness immediately called WSUPD...and responding Officers took it from there.
This is an example of why it is so important to contact WSUPD immediately whenever you see something strange, unusual or suspicious. Your observations, combined with a rapid WSUPD response, almost always results in an outcome like the one described above. While it is true that we can't be everywhere all the time, there is an excellent chance we can get anywhere within seconds.
3. Michigan's Top 10 Stolen Vehicles:
The Michigan Auto Theft Prevention Authority recently released their list of the Top 10 Vehicles Stolen in Michigan during 2011. This theft data is obtained from the annual Michigan State Police survey of crimes reported to all law enforcement agencies statewide. According to the F.B.I., Michigan remains the 5th highest state in the nation for auto theft.
For the first time in memory, the 2011 Michigan's Top 10 Stolen Vehicles list consists entirely of Pick-Up trucks. They are as follows:
- 2000 Dodge Ram Pick-up
- 1999 Dodge Ram Pick-up
- 2002 Dodge Ram Pick-up
- 1998 Ford F-150 Pick-up
- 1997 Dodge Ram Pick-up
- 1998 Dodge Ram Pick-up
- 2003 Dodge Ram Pick-up
- 1997 Chevrolet Pick-up
- 1999 Ford F-150 Pick-up
- 1997 Chevrolet Pick-up
(In the next issue of CampusWatch: The Top 10 Vehicles Stolen in Detroit and the Top 10 Vehicles Stolen in MidTown).
4. January 2012 Arrest Summary:
Including some of the offenses listed above, WSUPD Officers made a total of 61 arrests, during January 2012, for a variety of offenses. The arrests are the end result of the investigation of suspicious persons or circumstances, either called in by members of our on and off campus community or observed by officers while on routine patrol, traffic stops, alarm run responses, targeted patrol efforts, rapid arrival to in-progress incidents, or completed crime report investigations by WSUPD investigators. The following arrest incidents, some involving multiple charges, occurred either on campus or in the surrounding MidTown area.
| Offense | # |
|---|---|
| Fugitive Warrant(s) | 6 |
| Parole Absconder | 5 |
| Violation Controlled Substances | 4 |
| No Operators License | 2 |
| Traffic Warrant(s) | 14 |
| Auto Theft | 2 |
| Friend of Court Warrant | 4 |
| Retail Fraud (shoplift) | 3 |
| Felony Warrant(s) | 7 |
| Poss. of Stolen Motor Vehicle | 3 |
| Home Invasion | 3 |
| OUIL (drunk driving) | 2 |
| Uttering & Publishing Bad check | 1 |
| Misdemeanor Warrant | 3 |
| Disorderly Conduct | 2 |
| Carry Concealed Weapon | 1 |
| Felonious Assault | 1 |
| Larceny | 1 |
| Resist & Obstruct Police | 1 |
| Minor in Possession of Alcohol (misdemeanor ticket issued & the minor released) | 9 |
5. WSUPD In The News
On April 10, 2012, WDIV TV and ClickOnDetroit.com aired a Local 4 Defenders story on the success of the collaborative efforts between the WSU Police Department, the WSU Center for Urban Studies, Americorp, local police agencies, and others, in reducing crime both on campus and in the surrounding MidTown area. If you missed that story, click on the following link:
What was not mentioned in the story, but still a very integral part of our daily efforts, is the critical role of our students, staff, faculty and the members of the MidTown community surrounding our campus. Because WSUPD Officers can not be everywhere at all times, we absolutely rely and depend on the input and observations of members of both the WSU campus and MidTown communities. It is absolutely essential that whenever you see something wrong, out-of-place, strange, suspicious or unusual, you immediately contact the WSUPD so we can check out the circumstances. Working together, we can continue to make our campus and surrounding community as safe as possible.
As always, we welcome your comments, questions, suggestions or concerns. Send them to us at campuswatch@wayne.edu