University of Michigan Police are telling the campus community to look out for a man who has been approaching female students, asking them out on a date and trying to kiss them.
Courtesy of U-M Police
According to an alert posted on the department’s website Tuesday afternoon, there have been several reports of a man acting suspiciously in the North Campus area since Friday. The incidents were reported near the Bursley and Baits dormitories and the North Campus Recreation Building.
Police said the man typically approaches a woman, tells her she’s pretty and asks her out on a date. According to police, the man has attempted to kiss a woman on more than one occasion.
Police described the man as having a dark complexion or olive skin, possibly of Middle Eastern or Italian descent. He has a heavy accent, is in his 30s and has shoulder-length hair, according to police.
In the alert issued Tuesday, police left open the possibility that more than one man has been approaching women in a similar fashion.
Anyone with information on these incidents is encouraged to call the University of Michigan Police at 734-763-1131.
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