Scammers may demand money and claim the person they are calling has an outstanding warrant or missed a court appearance.

Officials with the Ann Arbor Police Department are asking the public to help identify the two men, who knocked on the family’s door, rung the doorbell and called out to the homeowner by name.

Ann Arbor Fire Department personnel arrive at the downtown highrise around 7:27 a.m. to find smoke and flowing water on the 7th floor.

Scammers will ask for money, gift cards or other forms of financial support, then threaten potential victims with arrest and jail time if they receive pushback.

“Remember, thieves are looking for easy opportunities and it only takes seconds for a thief to rummage through an unlocked vehicle," police wrote.

Officials said the man presented to buy an item then pushed the employee and stole an unknown amount of money from the open cash draw.

Police were notified of the crash through an iPhone notification around 4:50 a.m.

Police gave the man first aid until first responders arrived but he ultimately died from his injuries.

Police said no injuries were reported.

"Police departments will never call you on the phone demanding money to resolve any legal issue or ask for money period," Ann Arbor police wrote.

“Gun violence at any level is unacceptable in our community. We are very fortunate that this incident didn’t result in serious injuries. The department is actively putting resources together to address what happened,” said Ann Arbor Chief of Police Andre Anderson.

Officials said the victim talked with their attacker on a dating app before meeting.

An 18-year-old Ypsilanti man was driving the SUV westward in the curb lane heading west as the 76-year-old man crossed the road.

The investigation is ongoing but no arrest or suspect information is available, officials said on social media.

Convention attendees evaculated the Ann Arbor Marriot at Eagle Crest after police were alert to a bomb threat around 8 a.m. on Sunday.

Anyone with information should call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office confidential tip line at 734-973-7711 or Detective Luke at 734-545-4906.

Officials from the University of Michigan Department of Public Safety and Security (UMDPSS) said the suspect followed the victim, shoved and spit on him, and then pulled out a pocket knife.

“This is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community at this time,” the Ann Arbor Police Department said on social.

Initial findings have led police to believe it was an isolated incident and not done at random, officials said on social media.

Ann Arbor Fire Department officials said hydraulic extrication tools, known as Jaws of Life, were used to remove the man pinned inside the car.

A 24-year-old who was involved in the deadly Washtenaw County deadly hit-and-run on Sunday, Jan. 21 has been arrested.

The family of a 53-year-old woman is offering a $3,000 reward in hopes someone will come forward with information regarding her death.

Around 8:20 a.m., Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the scene of the deadly incident in the area of Prospect Road and Park Lane in Superior Township.

Alcohol is thought to be a factor in the assault of a 27-year-old man waiting at a bus stop in downtown Ann Arbor Monday night.

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Police said the woman had gone into the business around 8:50 a.m. asking to sign up for a 9 a.m. class.

The 40-year-old woman was arraigned at the 14A District Court after the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a charge of open murder.

Police officials said the 49-year-old man fired into the air while in the Red Roof Plus+ parking lot on Friday, Nov. 10.

The assault allegedly occurred at the Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club around 10 p.m., or between the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the game, on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Police are investigating to see if the incident is connected to other area construction site thefts, officials said.

The victim reported she was assaulted by two unknown men while walking to her car, which was parked in a private golf course near the 400 block of East Stadium Boulevard.,

Nearby surveillance video caught the young man and woman in the act and they were later identified by the police.

Officials said Cindy Jean Gochis was found deceased in her home after being asked to perform a welfare check on Friday, Sept. 29.

The reminder comes after police recently responded to a report of items stolen from a locked vehicle at Swift Run Park.

Officers responded to a call of a car having crashed into a residential backyard on the 2400 block of Ann Arbor-Saline Road around 5:15 p.m.

A 58-year-old Ann Arbor man was charged with assault, unarmed robbery and two counts of home invasion on Friday, Sept. 1.

Domestic assault and home invasion charges are pending.

Break-ins and attempted break-ins took place between Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

A former priest in Ann Arbor pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.

A 21-year-old man from Dearborn with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon after an incident last week.

Officials said arresting officers found that Willie B. Hopkins matched a description of the suspect who robbed the Mobil Gas station at 4005 Washtenaw Ave. on Tuesday.

Police said more information would be released when available.

The man entered the Shell gas station at 3240 Washtenaw Avenue and asked to buy lottery tickets.

The assault happened on the 800 block of South Forest Avenue near Oakland Avenue around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Three suspects drove into a parking lot on the 2300 block of Arrowwood Trail on Thursday and waited for the teens’ car.

Officials said the man was found with multiple gunshot wounds in his apartment at 1020 Arbordale St.

The first incident happened at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday when a man paid for items with a suspected fake $100 bill at a business on the 200 block of Briarwood Circle.

Police are looking for the man who shot another man on the 1200 block of South University Avenue on Sunday around 12:30 a.m.

Officials said the 29 year old man struck the Ann Arbor woman on the back of her head as he approached the Liberty Street cafe around 2 p.m.

Police are urging community members and students to use caution when looking for housing after a young man was scammed out of $500.

A woman called the police after she noticed a hole in the siding of her house leading to her daughter's bedroom.

No one was hurt and a weapon was not seen, according to police.

Police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a robbery in downtown Ann Arbor.

A man violently attacked a woman in broad daylight in downtown Ann Arbor on April 22.

One of the cars was on fire and rolled over with the driver inside when police and firefighters arrived at the scene, Pittsfield police officials said.

A man attacked a woman while she was walking in downtown Ann Arbor on April 22, according to police.

Ann Arbor police are turning to the public to help identify man accused of injuring police officers.

A man has been charged with assault with intent to murder in Ann Arbor.

Graduate student workers at U-M have been on strike since March 29 demanding a living wage.

Residents around Eberwhite Woods can anticipate more police patrols after a woman reported seeing a man fondle himself on Tuesday.

A memorial vigil near the 800 block of South Maple Road turned violent after shots were fired around 8:30 p.m.

Members of the public can now sort through city crime data.

Officers arrested a 61-year-old man on Wednesday for indecent exposure at a public park.

“This is the second time a fitness center parking lot has been targeted in the past two weeks," police said.

Drivers are reminded to keep belongings out of sight when parking their cars.

A preliminary investigation shows that as two women were fighting a third woman fired multiple shots before officers arrived around 10:50 a.m., officials said.

Around 8 a.m., a 16-year-old female Pioneer High School student was struck by a car while using a marked crosswalk at South 7th Street and Snyder Avenue, police said.

A woman said she was attacked on Tuesday night by an unknown man.

Officials said a preliminary investigation shows the injured man had confronted and argued with another man and the woman.

Ann Arbor police are searching for a man wanted in connection to two sexual assaults.

A woman was arrested after she pulled a gun on another driver during a parking dispute in downtown Ann Arbor.

Police need help identifying a man connected to a break-in at Earthen Jar on Monday, Feb. 13.

Firefighters and police are looking for information about a fire at the South Grove Apartments on Saturday morning.

Officials shared a photo of a man believed to have broken a window and stolen several items from a business on Jan. 8.

The shooting occurred at 1:21 a.m. at the 2100 block of Glencoe Hills Drive in Pittsfield Township, a charter township immediately south of Ann Arbor.

A 50-year-old woman was found dead inside a vehicle on Thursday morning in Pittsfield Township.

Police officers swiftly located and arrested a bank robbery suspect over the weekend.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community of individuals impersonating law enforcement and demanding money.

Believe it or not, this year has almost come to a close.

Peter Chen was found not guilty of criminal sexual misconduct charges on Monday.

The incidents occurred between Nov. 20-27.

Repeat offender Erric Morton has been arrested for planting more secret cameras in locations around Ann Arbor.

Erric Morton, charged with secretly filming hundreds of individuals in public restrooms in Ann Arbor, is free on bond.

Christopher Maccines, 28, was arrested in Milan, Michigan, on Friday by the U.S. Marshals Service Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team.

Some of the fires have been started in trashcans or dumpsters, and have resulted in at least five housefires.

Police say a 22-year-old Ypsilanti Township resident was shot just before 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug 12. in Pittsfield Township.

In surveillance footage shared by residents in the apartments, the men can be seen walking along the alley adjacent to the building.

Three break ins have been reported at the same office building in the last two months, police said.

An unknown person cut through screens on back sliding doors trying to get into area homes, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.

It’s been 40 years since an Ann Arbor infant disappeared with her father, who has recently been arrested in connection with her presumed death.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information after a man broke into a home on the 300 block of Cambridge Drive in Dexter, around 15 minutes northwest of Ann Arbor.

A teen was shot at close range when he arrived at the park to play a social media game, officials say.

The home wasn’t occupied at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.

Former violin professor at the University of Michigan Stephen Shipps will serve prison time for child exploitation.

A fake letter carrier in Ann Arbor fled into a wooded, wetland area after officers confronted him about using a USPS collection box key to steal dozens of pieces of mail that contained checks, police said.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the attempted home invasion after receiving a call just before 2:30 p.m.

A Washtenaw County corrections officer was taken to the hospital after being attacked in the medical unit of the county’s jail Wednesday afternoon.

At 4:39 a.m. on Tuesday firefighters across the city responded to a house fire on the 2500 block of Gladstone Avenue.

A Ypsilanti resident faces a repeated felony charge of neglect for 25 animals after HSHV cruelty investigators removed 21 cats and 1 dog.

In a release, officials said that that 32-year-old man had allegedly been visiting a home on the 600 block of West Michigan Avenue when he was shot by an unknown man wearing a mask.