A man trying to help a woman who claimed her car broke down Tuesday night became the victim of a theft in the 300 block of Packard Street, Ann Arbor police said.
At about 7 p.m., the 22-year-old man heard a knock on his apartment door and answered it to find a woman who told him her car broke down, police said.
She asked to use his cell phone to call OnStar and made two phone calls, but the man couldn't hear what she was saying, police said.
The woman then used the bathroom and asked for a pair of socks because she didn't have any, police said.
The man went to his bedroom and grabbed some socks for her, then returned to find his wallet had been moved. He noticed money was missing and confronted the woman about it, police said. She denied doing anything wrong, started crying and left the area on foot, police said.
She was white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 160 pounds and was wearing dark green cargo pants and a black knit cap. The woman had on a large bulky sweatshirt under her coat.
Anyone with information can call the police department's tip line at (734) 794-6939.
Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and e-mail at leehiggins@annarbor.com.
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