Victims catch laptop thief in action and chase him from home

Posted on Thu, May 3, 2012 : 5:06 p.m.

An Ypsilanti resident returned to his home Wednesday night to find someone stealing a laptop from his home, according to police.

The resident reported the home invasion at 11:04 p.m. Wednesday at the home in the 400 block of Perrin Street, according to police. The intruder ran out of the home with a laptop, police reported.

Multiple residents from the home chased the intruder but the suspect managed to escape after a few blocks, according to police. The investigation into the incident is on going.

No suspect description was available Thursday afternoon.

Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to call the Ypsilanti Police Department at 734-483-9510.


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Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

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