A number of incidents last year made it a particularly busy one for the University's Department of Public Safety and the Ann Arbor Police Department both on and off campus.

DPS is charged with enforcing state law and University ordinances on University property and in University buildings, while the AAPD enforce state and local laws. Generally, the two agencies cooperate to provide public safety protection at large events such as football games, Hash Bash, the Naked Mile and the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair.

The agencies sometime enforce very different laws: For example, marijuana possession is a civil infraction punishable by a $25 ticket according to Ann Arbor city law. But, marijuana possession is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and up to a $2,000 fine according to state law, which DPS enforces on campus.

Last year, a series of peeping tom and home invasion incidents in the residence halls led to increased security measures on campus, and caused DPS to issue an unusual 13 crime alerts during the Winter term. DPS issued six crime alerts Fall 2001. Crime alerts are issued by DPS in order to raise community awareness of crime, catch suspects and deter crime from occurring.

The uncharacteristic crime spree in the residence halls included an incident on February 2, 2002, when two men assaulted an 18-year-old freshman resident of East Quad Residence Hall. Two masked and gloved assailants entered an open room on a second floor-room of East Quad. One man restrained the victim while the other threatened her with a black handgun. The men fled after the victim screamed.

Since the Feb. 2 incident, a number of security changes in the residence halls have occured, including outside doors being locked 24 hours a day, increased patrols by housing security officers and the posting of security information in public areas.

Despite the increased security, DPS would issue 11 more crime alerts Winter 2002. Reported incidents included peeping tom incidents in South Quad, Stockwell, East Quad and Baits 1 residence halls.

DPS cancelled two crime alerts after apprehending suspects. A home invasion alert issued December 3, 2001 was cancelled January 10, and another home invasion crime alert issued February 6, 2002 was cancelled February 20.

A number of incidents connected to campus occurred in Ann Arbor as well.

On Feb. 11, 2002, a man was murdered at the Quality Inn and Suites Hotel on Washtenaw Avenue in a crime Ann Arbor Police characterized as potentially drug-related. In a death closer to the University, Dustin Goodman, a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity and Ann Arbor resident died March 29 of a drug overdose at an off-campus party.

Goodman's death drew attention to the Zeta Psi fraternity, which is not a member of the Interfraternity Council. Friends discovered Goodman dead in the basement of the Zeta Psi fraternity house 1 p.m. the day after a party. An autopsy later concluded he died of a heroin overdose.

Although fraternity members insisted the death was an isolated incident, after Goodman's death, Ann Arbor authorities closed the Zeta Psi fraternity house located at 1027 East University Avenue, due to Ann Arbor housing code violations.

Also last year, DPS issued a crime alert after a student was assaulted on the 700 block of Church Street on April 9, 2002. The victim was forced at gunpoint to hand over money, credit cards and a cell phone to the assailant.

Over the summer, Kinesiology junior Carl Diggs and Kinesiology sophomore Markus Curry were shot at a party. Both are members of the football team, and are expected to recover. According to the Ann Arbor Police, the two were shot after a fight that neither had been involved in on May 17.