Deputies searching for man who broke into Ypsilanti Township business
An Ypsilanti Township business was broken into and cash and change from a vending machine was stolen early Tuesday, according to deputies.
Deputies are searching for this man, caught on security footage, who broke into X-Ray and Specialty Instruments early Tuesday.
Courtesy of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
The man pried open the front doors of X-Ray and Specialty Instruments, 1980 E. Michigan Ave., with an unknown object and rifled through some desk drawers, taking a handgun, Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies reported. The man then pried open a pop machine and stole cash and change contained inside.
The incident occurred at 12:44 a.m. Tuesday.
Security camera footage managed to grab some images of the man, but the dark store makes it difficult to clearly see the man. He’s described as white, young, thin, wearing a dark stocking cap with a yellow stripe and a red, sleeveless shirt with a wide stripe down the side.
Deputies are actively investigating the case. Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
RJA
Fri, Jul 13, 2012 : 12:17 a.m.
I think I see a tattoo on his right arm also. Good job Kyle, you did the best you could do! Does the left arm look deformed to anyone but me?
David
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 9:04 p.m.
It is a baseball cap with a stripe on the front. He is wearing a backpack. It also looks like he has a tattoo on his upper right arm. -photoshop guy
nickcarraweigh
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 7:40 p.m.
The tomato plants I put in my garage this year have really done very poorly so far, and I didn't understand why until I saw this picture. Who knew? Plus, the mushrooms in the solarium need help, too.
ffej440
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 6:45 p.m.
So you install a security camera and leave ALL the lights off at night. I feel sorry for all these crime victims, but a little common sense would sure help catch perps.
Kyle Feldscher
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 5:05 p.m.
Gary and ypsituckian- I agree with both of you, unfortunately this was the best picture we could get from deputies. I was provided with two other ones, both of which showed none of the man's face. As stated in the story, the darkness really made the security camera footage tough to view. However, I wanted to put something with this story just in case someone recognizes the apparel or the little bit of the man's face that's showing.
ypsituckian
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 4:43 p.m.
Agree with previous poster. An additional picture with some facial features and a little less of the Lynchian noir photography style would be nice.
Gary
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 : 4:36 p.m.
Other Pictures would be nice. It looks to me like the 'wide stripe' is a back-pack and judging by the eyes being coverd up it looks like the 'yellow stripe' is on the front of the bill of a baseball cap. Maybe it is just me. I will be on the look-out for both!