Police investigate financial fraud, traffic accidents
Information on two financial fraud investigations was released this week by the Central Michigan University Police Department.
A Nov. 9 embezzlement case involving a 55-year-old staff member who used university funds to buy personal building supplies is still being investigated. The total amount taken is still unknown, but it included at least $165 to buy wood to build a cabinet. The incident is also being investigated by Central Michigan University's Human Resources Department.
The CMUPD is also investigating credit card fraud at the MicroChips store in the Bovee University Center. The investigation began Nov. 18 after another law enforcement department arrested a man for credit card fraud and found a MicroChips receipt in his car. Police said the investigation may involve multiple suspects and thousands of dollars in fraud. The investigation remains open.
Sunday, Nov. 27
- A 21-year-old woman was arrested near the intersection of Broomfield and Mission streets for driving without insurance and with a suspended license.
Thursday, Nov. 24
- A 35-year-old man called a towing company after crashing into a light pole on West Campus Drive. When the tow truck driver arrived, the driver had left the scene. Police later located him at the address registered to the vehicle. He admitted drinking and driving and was arrested. The damage to the light post cost an estimated $1,000.
Wednesday, Nov. 23
- Police and an ambulance were dispatched to Woldt Hall for a student who was intoxicated. Police determined the student was not intoxicated enough to warrant an arrest or medical attention. While leaving, they found another man, 19, had entered the ambulance. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and minor in possession.
- Sweeney Hall staff called police after smelling marijuana from a dorm room. Police found several students in the room with 1.26 grams of the drug and a couple of pipes. One student, 18, admitted to owning the drug and was referred to the Office of Student Conduct.
Tuesday, Nov. 22
- A Rent-A-Center truck was found with graffiti on it. No suspect has been identified. A 55-year-old man reported someone had filed for unemployment benefits in his name with his social security number. No suspect was identified, and the man had no idea how his personal information got out.
- A 60-year-old woman was arrested for drunk driving near the intersection of Adams and Lyons streets after police pulled her over for leaving a driveway without stopping.
Monday, Nov. 21
- A 22-year-old woman was located after telling a counselor at CMU she wanted to kill herself. She was found in Gratiot County near the location she said she wanted hurt herself at. The woman was unharmed. She was taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation.
- A desk worker in Kulhavi Hall said a student threatened her while entering the dorm. The worker asked the student for her student ID when the student said she was resisting the urge to jump over the desk and attack the worker. The incident was referred to the Office of Student Conduct.
- A 46-year-old man was cited for driving with a suspended license after he was pulled over near the intersection of High and Henry streets for driving with a suspended license plate.
- Mount Pleasant Police are investigating a larceny in which a man, 63, reported his son, 36, took several items from his home. The investigation is ongoing.
- A 21-year-old student in Northwest Apartments called police to report his roommate was smoking marijuana. The complainant told police he did not want the incident investigated, but wanted the police report to cite when requesting a new room. The roommate, 22, was a medical marijuana cardholder.
- A window was found broken near the CMU Bookstore loading dock. The damage was estimated to cost $200. No suspect has been identified.
- A traffic stop near the intersection of Adams and Fessenden streets led to multiple arrests after several of the passengers were found to have warrants for their arrest. The driver was arrested for driving without a license, the front seat passenger for violating probation by drinking, a woman in the back had warrants for her arrest from Isabella County, Gratiot County and Saginaw-Chippewa Tribal Police. Another woman had a warrant for not reporting to her probation officer, and a man in the back seat was arrested for possessing 5 grams of marijuana and 15 grams of cocaine.
