WSU student forced into car, robbed after getting driven to multiple ATMs

Authorities at Wayne State University are alerting students about a robbery that happened near campus. They say a student was forced into a car, driven around to multiple ATMs and then forced to withdraw hundreds of dollars. 

Officials say a 21-year-old student was walking around 3:15 a.m. in the area of Cass and Ferry avenues when a gray Chevy Cruz drove by and pulled up next to him. Three young men were in the car. 

One of the men asked to use the student's phone several times, but he refused. Then he told the student to "get in the car of there will be problems," so the student got in the car because he was scared. 

The suspects then drove the student around to several locations in attempts to get money out of the ATMs. The transaction kept getting declined, though. At a third location, the suspect told the student he'd get beat up if he didn't withdraw the cash, and the student withdrew more than $1,000 and gave it to the suspect. 

The suspect tried to get him to get back into the car but he refused, and the guys drove off north on Woodward. 

The student walked home and called Wayne State Police. 

The student was never hurt and police say no weapons were ever produced. Police are advising students to take precautions in the area. 

The suspects are described as black man, 20 to 25 years of age. They were in a 2016 four-door Chevrolet Cruz, gray in color with the Michigan license plate DWF-9186. 

A similar incident happened last week, too, in which another WSU student was robbed, carjacked and kidnapped. That one happened near Cass and Putnam as the student left the undergrad library. He told police that a man with a gun carjacked him and made him drive to gas stations to withdraw money at an ATM. The suspects drove off in the victim's silver 2007 Dodge Charger with 22 inch rims. 

"The safety of our campus community is our top priority and we are thankful that the student was not harmed. The Wayne State University Police Department is aggressively investigating this report and will continue until the case is resolved. The WSU campus is very safe, but the WSUPD reminds everyone to be aware of their surroundings and to take precautions, especially in the middle of the night. For example, if students or employees are the least bit apprehensive about walking somewhere from campus, the WSUPD offers a free Safewalk program 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year by calling 313-577-2222," officials at WSU said in a statement.