{
  "id": "2021-02-07-university-of-michigan-02-07-2021-car-fire",
  "slug": "university-of-michigan-02-07-2021-car-fire-2021-02-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Michigan",
    "shortName": "U-M",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "DPSS Security Bulletin / Crime Alert",
    "enrollment": 51000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-02-07",
    "type": "arson",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Car fire under DPSS investigation",
    "headlinePublic": "Car fire under DPSS investigation",
    "summary": "University of Michigan DPSS [published this notice](https://www.dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/security-bulletins/security-bulletin-02-07-2021-car-fire). Full text is preserved from the official page.",
    "outcome": "See official DPSS notice for investigation status and safety guidance."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "February 7, 2021\nSecurity Bulletin 02/07/2021: Car Fire\nThe U-M Division of Public Safety & Security responded to the report of a car fire on the fifth floor in the Michigan Medicine P1 parking garage on Saturday evening.\nThe victim, a U-M staff member, reported that he was assaulted in P1 parking structure near his vehicle at approximately 7:50 p.m. He reported he was knocked unconscious and woke to find his vehicle on fire. There are no known witnesses to the incident.\nThe Ann Arbor Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire. The owner of the vehicle, a Michigan Medicine staff member, was taken to the Emergency Department, treated, and released.\nThe University of Michigan Police Department is working with the Ann Arbor Fire Department on the investigation.\nAt this time, portions of the structure are closed, pending safety inspections.\nBased on the preliminary investigation, DPSS does not believe there to be an on-going threat to the community.\nAnyone with information or specific safety concerns may contact the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security at (734)763-1131 or the Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/security-bulletins/security-bulletin-02-07-2021-car-fire",
      "sourceDescription": "U-M DPSS Security Bulletin",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official DPSS web page HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1160,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPSS notice dated 2021-02-07"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Michigan DPSS Security Bulletin / Crime Alert series under dpss.umich.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official DPSS notice provides incident narrative and community guidance."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "U-M DPSS notice",
      "url": "https://www.dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/security-bulletins/security-bulletin-02-07-2021-car-fire",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "michigan",
    "dpss",
    "security-bulletin",
    "arson"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}