U-M Crime Alert: Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint Near Campus

ANN ARBOR (WWJ) - A crime alert has been issued at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor following an armed carjacking.

Campus police say they're looking for a man who pointed a gun at a driver who was in a car just off-campus — in the 400-block of Washington Street near Division — and then took off in the vehicle.

The man drove a short ways before he crashed the car and then fled the scene on foot.

No shots were fired and no injuries were reported.

The crime took place at around 1 a.m. Friday, police said.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call campus police at 734-763-1131 or the Ann Arbor Police Department Tip Line at 734-794-6939. Information may also be sent by email to tips@a2gov.org.