Welcome Back to Campus: Safety Tips

Happy New Year! The Division of Public Safety and Security would like to welcome you back to campus!  Start the new year off right by taking a few minutes to complete these quick, actionable items to help keep you and…


Winter Break Safety Checklist

Congratulations on working hard through this fall semester, Wolverines!  Before you leave for winter break, secure your residence and belongings so you won’t have any unpleasant surprises when you return. We have created a checklist to help you prepare before…


Shop with a Cop 2022

Division of Public Safety & Security officers and staff joined several local public safety agencies to participate in the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s 21st Annual Shop with a Cop event at the Scio Township Meijer. To help keep everybody healthy, this…


Security Bulletin: Home Invasions

The Ann Arbor Police Department has received several home invasion reports from residents who were returning home from the holiday break in the off-campus neighborhood south of Hill Street (Burns Park area). Various items were stolen. The incidents occurred between…


Thanksgiving Break Reminders

As Thanksgiving break quickly approaches, we have some tips for staying safe, whether you’re heading home or staying on campus. Leaving Campus Close and lock all windows and doors Close curtains or blinds Secure valuables and keep them out of…


U-M DPSS Shares Resources with Community

Reflecting on the information surrounding the tragic incidents at the University of Virginia and the University of Idaho, our thoughts are with the victims and their families.   “Acts of violence, however they occur, instill an anxiety that can be difficult…


Security Bulletin: Assault & Ethnic Intimidation

The University of Michigan Police Department is investigating a report received today, November 12, of an assault that occurred Thursday on North Campus near Baits Field, 1400 block Hubbard.  At around 2:20 p.m. on November 10, a U-M student was…


2022 Purple Run has Record Participation [Photos]

The University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security (DPSS), in partnership with the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office and the Ann Arbor Police Department, hosted the 8th Annual Purple Run on Saturday, October 22, 2022, on North Campus. The…


Update: Missing Person – FOUND

UPDATE: Marilyn Halthon has been found. Many thanks to community members for their vigilance and for contacting us.October 25, 2022 – DPSS is looking for Marilyn Halthon, 78 years of age. Halthon suffers from dementia and left her husband’s appointment…


Halloween Safety Tips

As you prepare to celebrate Halloween this year, be sure to keep these safety tips in mind:  Tips for motorists during trick-or-treating hours Watch for children walking on roadways, medians, and curbsEnter and exit driveways and alleyways with extreme cautionDiscourage…