{ "id": "2024-03-09-university-of-michigan-vaughn-street-sexual-assault", "slug": "university-of-michigan-vaughn-street-sexual-assault-2024-03-09", "institution": { "name": "University of Michigan", "shortName": "UMich", "state": "MI", "type": "public-r1", "alertSystemName": "UM DPSS Crime Alert", "enrollment": 52800 }, "incident": { "date": "2024-03-09", "type": "sexual-assault", "cleryCategory": "timely-warning", "headline": "Sexual assault reported outside an off-campus residence; suspect fled on foot", "headlinePublic": "Sexual assault reported outside an off-campus residence; suspect fled on foot", "summary": "[University of Michigan's Division of Public Safety and Security](https://dpss.umich.edu/) issued [Crime Alert 2024-01](https://dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/crime-alerts/crime-alert-2024-01-sexual-assault/) after the [Ann Arbor Police Department](https://www.a2gov.org/police-department/) opened an investigation into a sexual assault that occurred on March 9, 2024, at approximately 2:15 a.m. EST in the 1000 block of Vaughn Street. The female victim was attempting to open the front door of her residence when an unknown male came up from behind her, pulled her toward him, and groped her; she yelled and slapped the suspect, who fled on foot. The alert was issued [the following day, March 10, 2024](https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/aapd-investigating-sunday-morning-sexual-assault-on-vaughn-st/).", "outcome": "AAPD officers were unable to locate the suspect at the scene. Investigation continued; no public arrest reported in connection with this specific incident.", "resolution": "under-investigation" }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "Sunday, March 10, 2024 (issued by UM DPSS as Crime Alert 2024-01)", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Alert ID: 2024-01\n\nAlert Agency: AAPD 24-10556\n\nAlert Issued: March 10, 2024\n\nDate of Incident: March 9, 2024 at approximately 2:15 a.m.\n\nLocation: 1000 Blk Vaughn St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104\n\nOffense: Sexual Assault\n\nSummary: The AAPD is investigating a sexual assault that occurred on March 9, 2024, at approximately 2:15 a.m. in the 1000 block of Vaughn Street. The female victim was attempting to open the front door of her residence when an unknown male came up from behind her. The suspect began to pull the victim towards him and then groped her. The victim yelled at the suspect and slapped him. The male then fled the area on foot. Officers responded to the scene and were unable to locate the suspect. This is an active and ongoing investigation.\n\nSuspect(s): As described by the victim, White male with short brown hair and approximately 6 feet tall\n\nIf you have any information, please contact the AAPD tip line at 734.794.6939, email tips@a2gov.org. Division of Public Safety & Security at 734.763.1131\n\nRemember:\n\n• Be aware of your surroundings\n\n• Walk with a trusted friend or co-worker when possible\n\n• Trust your intuition. If a situation makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, choose an alternative\n\n• If you see something, say something. Report suspicious behavior. Call 911\n\n• Confidential Tip Line 1-800-863-1355\n\n• Consider late-night transportation options\n\nSexual assault is any sexual activity that occurs in the absence of consent. The responsibility lies with the perpetrator, not the survivor – no one deserves, asks for, or provokes sexual assault. The University of Michigan Police Department’s Special Victims Unit strives to provide a safe, caring environment where victims are empowered to take action. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, we encourage you to report it to law enforcement.\n\nDPSS encourages community members in need of support to reach out to:\n\n• DPSS Special Victims Unit\n\n• Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC)\n\n• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)\n\n• Dean of Students Office\n\n• SAFEHouse Center\n\n• Faculty and Staff Counseling and Consultation Office (FASCCO)\n\n• Michigan Medicine Office of Counseling and Workplace Resilience\n\nFor status updates to this alert, visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceUrl": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2024/03/4185", "sourceDescription": "U-M DPSS Crime Alert", "annotations": [ "Corrected reformatted reconstruction to exact structured Crime Alert fields from official DPSS WordPress archive", "Includes active-investigation sentence present on the official page" ], "characterCount": 2319 } ], "context": "[University of Michigan](https://dpss.umich.edu/) issues numbered [Clery crime alerts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clery_Act) under the heading 'Crime Alert YYYY-NN' and posts them to the [DPSS news-and-alerts page](https://dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/crime-alerts/). [Crime Alert 2024-01](https://dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/crime-alerts/crime-alert-2024-01-sexual-assault/) (the year's first sexual-assault alert) concerned a stranger attack at the doorstep of a victim's residence in the 1000 block of [Vaughn Street](https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/aapd-investigating-sunday-morning-sexual-assault-on-vaughn-st/), a residential corridor west of UM's central campus that houses many student renters. UM DPSS coordinates with the [Ann Arbor Police Department](https://www.a2gov.org/police-department/) on incidents in shared geography, with AAPD often serving as the lead investigative agency for off-campus addresses while UM DPSS handles Clery notification. The alert reflects a common pattern at large public universities with substantial off-campus student populations: timely warnings extending beyond the strict bounds of campus property to addresses where students live and walk in the early-morning hours.", "keyFindings": [ "Crime Alert 2024-01 was UM DPSS's first sexual-assault Clery alert of 2024, issued for an off-campus stranger attack within the university's Clery geography", "The alert documents a relatively rare scenario: a stranger sexual assault at the victim's own doorstep in pre-dawn hours, with the suspect fleeing after the victim physically resisted", "AAPD, not UM Police, is the lead investigating agency, illustrating the multi-jurisdictional structure of campus-adjacent crime response in college towns", "UM uses sequential annual Crime Alert numbering, a transparency-friendly indexing system that lets community members track institutional alerting cadence year over year" ], "sources": [ { "title": "Crime Alert 2024-01: Sexual Assault (UM Division of Public Safety and Security)", "url": "https://dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/crime-alerts/crime-alert-2024-01-sexual-assault/", "type": "official-archive" }, { "title": "AAPD investigating Sunday morning sexual assault on Vaughn St (The Michigan Daily)", "url": "https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/aapd-investigating-sunday-morning-sexual-assault-on-vaughn-st/", "type": "student-newspaper" }, { "title": "Crime Alerts archive (UM Division of Public Safety and Security)", "url": "https://dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/crime-alerts/", "type": "official-archive" }, { "title": "Crime Alert – 2024-01 (DPSS news archive)", "url": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2024/03/4185", "type": "official-archive" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "sexual-assault", "timely-warning", "crime-alert", "off-campus", "stranger-attack", "michigan", "public-r1", "ann-arbor" ], "dateAdded": "2026-04-04", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19", "addedBy": "ingestion" }