Posted on Fri, Dec 3, 2010 : 9:49 a.m.
Thief snatches purse from elderly woman in Ypsilanti Township
By AnnArbor.com Staff
A teenage thief grabbed an elderly woman's purse after greeting her in a parking lot in Ypsilanti Township on Thursday, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department.
Police said the woman was in the 1000 block of East Clark Road when a young man approached at 2 p.m.
He said "hello" to the woman, then grabbed her purse and ran. She was not injured.
The thief was described as white, in his teens, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 150 pounds and was wearing a light brown coat.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's tip line at 734-973-7711.
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bone roller
Sat, Dec 4, 2010 : 12:36 a.m.
i just don't under stand......but i do know this if this person came up on some old lady and did what he did then he s running scared right now...because i'm looking for him..what a loser....
Andrew MacKie-Mason
Fri, Dec 3, 2010 : 4:55 p.m.
Somehow, I doubt the woman was able to estimate the age of the thief well enough to narrow it down to "teenage". I guess it's possible, but it's not likely.