U-M police looking for man wearing lipstick and blue eye shadow after store theft
A man who walked out of a store in the Michigan League with some items he didn’t pay for will likely be identified by the unique make up he was wearing, police said.
A University of Michigan Department of Public Safety official said staff working at U-go’s, 911 North University, reported a man left the store without paying for some food items at 10:06 p.m. Sunday.
The man was described as white, wearing blue eye shadow, red lipstick and a red puffy coat. He also was about 5-foot-9 inches tall with brown hair, according to police.
Spokesperson Diane Brown said police are investigating a possible suspect, based on the description of the make up the man was wearing.
No further information on the incident was available Monday afternoon.
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
Sallyxyz
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 1:05 a.m.
As if he would continue to wear the make-up after the crime has been committed. Get real.
djm12652
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 : 9:16 p.m.
some people are creatures of habit and some people have bad make-up application habits....
74Y10R
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 : 11:41 p.m.
This guy hangs around State St and North U. I saw him there yesterday around noon (I'm the one that reported this guy). He's actually about 6' tall, brown shoes, dark charcoal grey pants that are too short for him...he was definitely a strange one.
djm12652
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 : 7:33 p.m.
hope one of the items allegedly swiped by "The 80's Bad Makeup Man" was skin cleanser...non removal of makeup can lead to all types of skins concerns...as well as some makeover style magazines....
Grimey
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 : 5:18 p.m.
Any pics from security cameras? LOL
gavin
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 10:08 p.m.
Am I the only one who thinks this was a cast member from the play Cabaret? It was playing at the Power Center, near the League. It features men in make-up. That's all I've got so far.
Bertha Venation
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 9:44 p.m.
hmmmm... Something tells me this guy is wanted by the A2 Police AND the Fashion Police!
Tru2Blu76
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 7:57 p.m.
Some sincere sympathy for these retailers who suffer from theft losses like this - is in order, I think. Until you've worked "behind the counter" at any retail operation, you have no idea of the magnitude of this problem or the frequency of retail theft. And it's not professionals doing it - many are just like this suspect in that they do no planning, take no precautions yet get away with millions of dollars in aggregate each year. Who pays? The insurance companies cover some losses, but even then: insurance must be paid for, so the recompense never equals the cost. The other customers pay- that's the real answer. Eventually, we'll all be seeing some kind of "transfer barriers" in every business. Until payment is passed through, the product is held behind a barrier. I've read that the U.S. has the greatest per capita prison population, so further counter measures seem inevitable. Maybe we'll start looking at the cause and answer the question: How're we doing at raising kids to become honest adults?
Billy Bob Schwartz
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 7:56 p.m.
A lot of people wear red lipstick and blue eye shadow and wear a red puffy coat. What's the big deal? lol
Fatkitty
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 7:01 p.m.
This guy will earn the Darwin award if he leaves the make-up ON.
jns131
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 : 4:26 p.m.
Johnny Depp just did after that last pirate movie.
GirlNextDoor
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 6:36 p.m.
The second story today about a man with a puffy red coat...possibly the same guy? Not very common, IMO. <a href="http://annarbor.com/news/crime/woman-sexually-assaulted-while-walking-in-ann-arbor/">http://annarbor.com/news/crime/woman-sexually-assaulted-while-walking-in-ann-arbor/</a>
grye
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 6:30 p.m.
Not going to be that easy to find. You know this IS Ann Arbor. By the way, was he white, black, asian, hispanic? Nothing like leaving out a key component.
Kyle Feldscher
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 8:56 p.m.
I've been contacted by Ms. Brown and have added the racial description of the suspect into the story.
treetowncartel
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 7:08 p.m.
Sounds like he might be Teletubbie
grye
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 7:02 p.m.
Not pointed to you. I would have thought the UofM police would have released that data.
Kyle Feldscher
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 : 6:31 p.m.
Grye - If I had that information, I would have included it.