{
  "id": "2020-11-15-university-of-michigan-armed-robbery-canceled",
  "slug": "university-of-michigan-armed-robbery-canceled-2020-11-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Michigan",
    "shortName": "Michigan",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "U-M DPSS / Emergency Alert",
    "enrollment": 51000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-11-15",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Robbery crime alert for campus community area",
    "headlinePublic": "Robbery crime alert for campus community area",
    "summary": "University of Michigan DPSS [published a public safety notice](https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2020/11/2382) on or about 2020-11-15. Full text is preserved from the official news.dpss.umich.edu archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for investigation or operational status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2020-11-15 on the official public safety archive",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "November 15, 2020\n\n Crime Alert 2020-5: Armed Robbery [Canceled]\n\n-\n Alert ID:\n 2020-5\n\n-\n Alert Agency:\n UMPD (#20-4561)\n\n-\n Alert Issued:\n November 15, 2020\n\n-\n Date of Incident:\n November 15, 2020, at approximately 11:35 a.m.\n\n-\n Location:\n Parking Lot NW-55, 2500 Stone Rd., Ann Arbor\n\n-\n Offense:\n Armed Robbery\n\nSummary: CANCELED - November 17, 2020: This Crime Alert has been canceled. The University of Michigan Police Department has a person of interest in custody.\n\nThe victim was meeting a subject to sell a gaming console listed for sale on the internet. As the victim approached the vehicle the suspect pulled a gun and told him to give him the property. The suspect then fled in an unknown direction.\n\nIf you have any information, please contact the Division of Public Safety & Security at (734) 763-1131\n\nSafety and Security Tips:\n\n- If selling or buying goods, meet in the Safe Exchange Zone or other neutral, populated and well-lit areas\n- If you are in need of a safe place for an in-person exchange of goods, DPSS has established a \"Safe Exchange Zone.\"\n- Do not disclose unnecessary personal details and avoid meeting at your home.\n- When possible, bring a friend to accompany you during the transaction.\n- Look assertive and be aware of your surroundings\n- Trust your intuition. If a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, choose an alternative\n- If you feel threatened, look for a blue light emergency phone or call 911 from any phone.\n- If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior. Call 911\n- Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355For status updates to this alert, check back regularly and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2020/11/2382",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Michigan public safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official public safety web archive page body.",
        "Full public notice text recovered for confirmed-verbatim preservation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1687,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official public safety archive notice from University of Michigan.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete public safety notice text."
  ],
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    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Crime Alert 2020-5: Armed Robbery [Canceled]",
      "url": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2020/11/2382",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "michigan",
    "umich",
    "dpss",
    "robbery",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}