University of Michigan campus police say students now have the option to text them to report crimes in progress.
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 8:40 a.m.
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University of Michigan campus police say students now have the option to text them to report crimes in progress.
Police spokeswoman Diane Brown tells AnnArbor.com "texts are an available alternative if for some reason one couldn't make a phone call."
Texts should include the type of crime being reported, the time and location and any information about potential suspects.
A statement from police distributed Thursday says the preferred method for reporting crimes that aren't in progress, such as stolen belongings, still is phone calls to the police communications center.
If a student texts police about something that should be reported by a phone call, dispatchers will text back, asking the student to dial the communications center.
