Posted on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 11:03 a.m.
Armed robbery suspect flees after finding victim's wallet empty
By John Counts
A suspect in an armed robbery attempt was foiled by the lack of anything to steal in Ypsilanti Monday.
Ypsilanti police said the victim was stopped in a vehicle for a traffic light near the 800 block of North Congress Street around 12:30 p.m. when a man approached the vehicle, produced a handgun and demanded money.
The man fled on foot when the victim showed him an empty wallet, police said.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Milton Shift
Sat, Jul 21, 2012 : 11:41 a.m.
This man is lucky. Someone my age who I'd known since I was born was shot and killed years ago when a mugger found his wallet empty. He didn't even live long enough to finish college.The killer ranted at trial about how my friend "deserved it" for being white, and his family heaped hurt onto the family of the victim, blaming them for their son's predicament. 19 years and he got life without parole. What a waste... two lives lost as a result of a completely unnecessary situation.
M.
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 : 2:14 p.m.
I always wonder what would happen to me if someone tried to rob me and found I had no money. I always assumed a more violent outcome, but hopefully it would be something more like this.
Jim Van Buren
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 : 11:09 a.m.
How about a description of the perp?
arborani
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 : 2:23 p.m.
Check out the guy looking *really* disappointed.
Madeleine Borthwick
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 11:47 p.m.
wish I could have seen the look on the would-be thief's face, it must have been priceless!!
Goober
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 10:23 p.m.
Empty wallets are a common sign in Michigan. Especially after eating at Zingermans Roadhouse. :)
Madeleine Borthwick
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 11:46 p.m.
Yes. Goober, have you tried the buttermilk chicken? yum!!!
JMA2Y
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 9:17 p.m.
This must be not at Normal and Congress per the map but at Summit and Congress where the light is. Which means it's too close to home and where I'm often driving. Yikes!
jrtluvr1959
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 8:39 p.m.
psych
Wolf's Bane
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 4:11 p.m.
The poor robbing the poor... priceless.
grye
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 4:07 p.m.
It's a sign of the times when even crime doesn't pay.
WalkingJoe
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 3:40 p.m.
Well, at least the robber just ran off and didn't didn't do any more. On a lighter note, there is some good to come out of being out of cash.
brimble
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 3:20 p.m.
The article's lead sentence is almost amusing: "...the lack of anything to steal in Ypsilanti...." The unintentional insult of the City might do well to be rephrased.
Murf
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 5:45 p.m.
Considering how aa.com handles any crime that happens in Ypsi, I'm surprised that great first line isn't the headline! Definitely funny even for those of us who live in Ypsi.
Jeff Renner
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 : 3:34 p.m.
You beat me to it, brimble, but I don't think it's "almost amusing," I think it's absolutely hilarious as written. Definitely needs to be changed, not only to remove any unintentional insult to Ypsilanti, but simply for clarity.