Police: Man 'kicked' cyclist off bike, threatened him with knife
Ypsilanti police arrested a 41-year-old man who allegedly "kicked" a 37-year-old Ypsilanti Township man off his bike and flashed a knife in attempt to steal the bike Wednesday evening.
Police were dispatched to Washtenaw Avenue and Ballard Street at 7:07 p.m. for the incident. According to a news release, the 37-year-old man was riding his bike down the street when the 41-year-old kicked him off to steal it.
When the victim resisted, the 41-year-old displayed a knife. The suspect was later apprehended. Ypsilanti police didn't have any other information about the incident Thursday afternoon, including where the 41-year-old man resided.
He's currently lodged at the Washtenaw County Jail and could face armed robbery charges.
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
jj45678
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 5:56 p.m.
I'm so glad I moved from that town. What a disaster.
brian
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 3:25 a.m.
Good job YPD. Over worked and underpaid. Keep up the good work. Us law abiding citizens love your work.
whatsupwithMI
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 1:39 a.m.
http://www.crimemapping.com/map.aspx?aid=6a6a4730-d69e-4c65-80bc-ab5b0798ffaa Yup, Ann Arbor apologists are out in force. And AA is SO much different week to week, check the actual data. Keep those blinders on as you waddle to and from the main street consortium restaurants, we've always been at war with Eurasia.
whatsupwithMI
Sat, Aug 11, 2012 : 11:52 p.m.
Interesting that some feel that lower population size leads to increased accuracy of statistics... .. and feel that providing verifiable sources of accurate data, and trying to correct inaccurate data, is a sign of a weakness in a position. I think AA has more to offer than an inaccurate "we're different from Ypsi in crime stats" banner, but darn some folks sure wave that "high". Oh wait, being high isn't a crime here, whack one more biased crime stat from our tree city. Its even more fun ( and equalizing) if you check out crimes per zip code, which to me reflect more accurately housing-areas-based-upon-human-geography.
swcornell
Sat, Aug 11, 2012 : 5:38 p.m.
However, Ann Arbor's rates are way under reported. Just attend a football game and then look at the underage drinking arrests and public intoxication arrests after the day is over. The police don't even try to arrest all the law breakers! They would need busses to haul them to the jail.
Tru2Blu76
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 6:41 p.m.
Suggest that while you're looking up stuff: you write down the population sizes of these two towns. Ypsi PER CAPITA crime rates are FAR above Ann Arbor's. And what about the Ypsilanti apologists - who post the defense strategies for Ypsi at every mention of a crime in that town?
jim
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 6:22 p.m.
Good thing it was in Ypsilanti. In Ann Arbor, he would have been jumped by at least six people, and left for dead on the sidewalk.
whatsupwithMI
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 2:45 a.m.
It took a couple or readings, but I agree with what I see in the end as your premise: assaults in AA tend to leave victims badly beaten, and are committed by groups of attackers. I agree based upon your cited instance as well as others I have read about as crimes committed within (typically) the Ann Arbor bar districts.
jim
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 11:25 p.m.
Aug. 6: Attack leaves victim bleeding on ground outside Ann Arbor bar
mixmaster
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 9:19 p.m.
On what evidence do you justify your wild west accusation?
Unusual Suspect
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 5:52 p.m.
Ypsilanti. Just sayin'.
PattyinYpsi
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 1:10 p.m.
Unfair judgment based on desperate need to feel superior. Just sayin'.
itsworthwhatyoupaidforit
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 12:35 p.m.
Unfair judgement based on bigotry. Just sayin.
whatsupwithMI
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 1:40 a.m.
Funny that the crime stats are such that it has to be pointed out- else, it could be either city on a given evening, couldn't it....
djacks24
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 5:45 p.m.
Bicycle jacking?
harry
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 5:20 p.m.
I guess he was tired of walking.
RJA
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 5:04 p.m.
Still haven't learned how to fix stupid!
Ron Granger
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 5:02 p.m.
"This kind of behavior, left unpunished in this super-liberal town of Ann Arbor" It was in Ypsi. But I agree that the judges need to pull their heads out of their robes and develop a reputation for harsh sentences. It still defies belief that convicted violent criminals who face serious sentences are being allowed to roam free as they await sentencing, even as their victims live in fear and disbelief.
Aaron Wolf
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 5:06 a.m.
I'm with Milton. Let's be scientific. According to research by Dan Ariely (see his book The Honest Truth About Dishonesty), people do not often decide whether to be honest based on the severity of punishments. It isn't a cost/benefit analysis, it's some stupid irrational behavior. The cost/benefit stuff might stop very rational-minded organized criminals. But harsh sentencing isn't a solution for crimes like this. Letting the criminals off easy with no other solution is not the answer either, of course…
Milton Shift
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 1:57 a.m.
Maybe it's time we use the scientific method to determine the best way to deal with social problems, rather than resorting to emotional moralizing and an irrational, counterproductive thirst for vengeance.
Ricebrnr
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 4:46 p.m.
could be worse, sometimes they don't want your things and sometimes they don't have a reason. Let's hear the calls to ban knives...
swcornell
Sat, Aug 11, 2012 : 5:30 p.m.
If he had used a baseball bat should we ban them and put an end to the sport?
Tru2Blu76
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 6:46 p.m.
"Let's hear the calls to ban knives..." --- No, no, they only want to ban the things which annoy them the most.- Therefore, it'll be calls to ban bicycles. ;-)
Linda Peck
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 4:45 p.m.
This is a very serious crime and I hope that the alleged perpetrator, if found guilty, will receive the appropriate sentence. This kind of behavior, left unpunished in this super-liberal town of Ann Arbor, encourages people to continue to do this and escalate their violence, as well. May the Counts in this County please follow sentencing guidelines and not make up their own rules as they go along.
mixmaster
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 5:24 p.m.
It happened in Ypsi.
Mystery1727
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 4:32 p.m.
What were either of those ppl even doing in college town? and really? gunna stab someone for a bike?
whatsupwithMI
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 : 2:47 a.m.
indeed, its amazing they could pass the street quiz. Talk about being bounced in- the diffiQ was unreal!
arborani
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 8 p.m.
I had professors at U-M that were probably (gasp!) even older than 37. I suspect some of them rode bicycles on campus and off.
mixmaster
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 5:22 p.m.
Maybe they live there? Not everyone is a college town is 20 something.
harry
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 : 5:22 p.m.
Maybe they live there?