Ypsilanti man reports being assaulted by 3 men staring at his girlfriend
An Ypsilanti man says his vehicle was damaged after he became involved in a fight with several men who were staring at his girlfriend early today.
The 31-year-old man was leaving his house in the 100 block of West Michigan Avenue around 1 a.m. when he found three intoxicated men staring at his girlfriend, who was sitting in his Jeep, according to a police report.
The girlfriend asked them what they were looking at, and a fight started.
The man said he was jumped by the other men, but was able to get into his vehicle. He said the three men kicked his vehicle, breaking the grill and mirror, the report said.
Police were unable to locate the men.
Tina Reed covers health and the environment for AnnArbor.com. You can reach her at tinareed@annarbor.com, call her at 734-623-2535 or find her on Twitter @TreedinAA.
Comments
M.
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 : 2:06 p.m.
someguy734 - I appreciate you actually listening to my point. I still don't understand why people think the news would have something to gain in hiding news. I also don't understand why the staff aren't answering my direct questions or explaining the discrepencies more clearly. I noticed there are 11 crime stories today, a LOT, and I haven't read them all yet but I bet some of them are drunken St. Patty's Day incidents in A2. More than likely because A2.com didn't get the information until today.
SurlyCommenter
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 : 11:13 a.m.
Why are none of these comments about the article at hand? I laughed when I read the girlfriend asked the men "what they were looking at" as I know this question can be asked in a very confrontational way.
someguy734
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 9:38 p.m.
@ malorie yeah I too think we should stop debating weather a2 news is biased or not because it obviously is and we all know it. They try and make Ann Arbor look great and Ypsilanti look bad. now that this is out of the way, like you said, the question is why are they doing this? and i believe that it is the duty of the citizens of ann arbor and the citizens of ypsilanti to confront the a2 news on this topic also i just got this comment deleted twice by the a2 news moderator!!! this is my third time posting it!!! she said because i wrote a sentence in all caps she had to delete it!!
Jed I Knight
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 8:42 p.m.
So the AAPD are putting a damper on crime report information. Wow - I need a tin foil hat.
M.
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 8:35 p.m.
Johnny, I acknowledged in my first post that a2.com reports more crime in Ypsilanti. The item at debate is not whether they do or not, but WHY they do. You maintain that a2.com is under so much pressure from the city to keep people's opinions high that they try to hide the crime. I say that there is another reason involving the accessibility of reportable information from the AAPD. I was not implying that ONLY the media can access incident reports; what I meant was the media might have more DIFFICULTY obtaining information if the AAPD didn't want it published. You know just as much as I do about A2.com's rumored "bias"; all we have are thoughts and opinions.
someguy734
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 8:30 p.m.
i have to agree that Ann Arbor News is Biased in their reporting. They try and make it seem as if Ann Arbor is the best town in America and make Ypsilanti look like a dump. i have lived here 18 years and it has always been like this. As for the past week, i have witnessed at least 3 assaults in downtown ann arbor. Bunch of drunk U of M students brawling, people getting "jumped", and people getting their heads stomped into the ground. IN DOWNTOWN ANN ARBOR!!! IN THE PAST WEEK. not one of these incidents reported by the Ann Arbor news. But i know for a fact the police know, because the police were the ones who broke up the fights. YES YOU CAN go to city hall and request incident reports, and walk out of their with them. If any citizen of Ann Arbor can do that, how come the reporters from the Ann Arbor news can't??? because their biased.
Ricebrnr
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 8:09 p.m.
hmmm I may not know what I'm talking about to be sure, but there is no way YOU can say that about what I was told by an A2.com staffer. Your comment would've been more appropriate that the staffer didn't know what they were saying. See how that works?
Johnny
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 6:58 p.m.
The Poll IS necessary! There is plenty of crime on a daily basis in BOTH Cities. And of course A2 would benefit from undereporting! Are you kidding? Peoples opinions could change, business could decline, property taxes could drop, parents scouting A2 for possible education for their kids could form an opinion about a certain area and could change their mind, it could spook college kids' parents, there is a LOT of benefit to NOT reporting it. Again, let the readers decide- Does a2.Com report more on Ypsilanti crime and negativity then Ann Arbor when Ann Arbor has MORE criminal activity they Ypsilanti? Even though A2 is larger in population, it still averages more crime per capita. Every day most cases, when a reader reads "Court and Crime" it is plentiful stocked of Ypsilanti Reportings and little on Ann Arbor. And Again regarding the FOI act, the only time the PD will balk at handing over info is if it is a serious case, or info they dont believe should be given but all in all a request was filed and it may take a few days to a week to obtain but NOT in most crime that could be reported to the public.
Johnny
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 6:44 p.m.
@Malorie- You should do your homework! ANY person can get the current logs and previous nights reports from the Police shifts. ANYONE! Do you truly believe only media can access that?? There is no bluff to it! Zero! And yes- as far as the FOI act, most cases you can get reports INSTANTLY!
M.
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 3:06 p.m.
Johnny did you even bother to read ANY of the comments before you posted yours??? If AAPD doesn't give the police logs to the reporter, how is the reporter going to accurately report any crime on the log? Should the reporter just guess at what the stories of the day were? What does A2.com have to gain from under-reporting Ann Arbor crime? It sounds to me like it's difficult to get the AAPD to give information on specific crimes to journalists. I truly believe you are bluffing about getting the incident reports yourself. It takes longer than a day (you're indicating much less than a day) to file a Freedom of Information Act. You don't just walk in and say "I'm entitled to such and such information according to the Freedom of Information Act." Also, what do you honestly believe a poll would do?! It's obvious a lot of people can't understand the situation and assume it's A2.com's fault without taking 5 minutes to think about it, so I don't think we even need the poll. If A2.com had some sensational crime stories in a2, you think they would intentionally hide it (I still can't figure out what they would have to gain from this), or would they publish it to attract more readers? Tina Reed, I am curious however as to if you believed that the only incidents that happened in A2 yesterday were instances of drunk driving, or if you just couldn't get any other information.
Johnny
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 1:36 p.m.
@ricebrnr- You dont know what your talking about. I personally was given the incidents by AAPD early this morning. As I have a right to it and so do you. There is PLENTY to report. Again, not one single report of one single incident in precious A2. Not one single Alcohol Fight, Not One assault, Not one brawl, not one property damage, not one larceny, not one person ranout on their tab, nothing!!!! YEAH RIGHT!! Im staring as we speak at stuff ANNARBOR.COM could have and should have printed. Again- I challenge A2.Com to host a poll and let the readers decide: If A2.com is biased when reporting Ypsilanti Crime and Negativity Versus Ann Arbor.
Johnny
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 1:25 p.m.
Funny....All Ypsilanti reportings but not one single St Patty incident from Ann Arbor...Of Course. Ann Arbor is perfect, we all know things like this just do not happen in Ann Arbor. This is PROOF that ANNARBOR.COM is BIASED! I wan in Ann Arbor and personally witnessed several things way worse then this. I also accessed incidents by using Freedom of Info Act. There was a lot of criminal/illegal activity in Ann Arbor over St Patty's day. Nothing, absolutely not one single thing reported here. UNBELIEVABLE! BIASED REPORTING! BIASED REPORTERS, OVERALL BIASED MEDIA OUTLET
Griffen
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 1:13 p.m.
If people had jobs this wouldn't happen, Jennifer!
M.
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 12:23 p.m.
I find it hard to believe that Ypsi was the city with the most notable St. Patrick's Day crimes. I think if anyone is supressing public crime reporting in A2 it's the police, not a2.com, and I think the practice is gross. I commend the YPD (and Pittsfield?) for being more open about their crimes as they happen even in the face of the reputation of the city.
Tina Reed
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 11:43 a.m.
It is true as we report on what has happened on the cops beat in the last day or so, we write about the most notable events we learn about from around the area. Some days, we just get more in certain areas. When I checked with the Ann Arbor Police Department this morning, I was told they had a number of drunk driving issues yesterday.
Ricebrnr
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 11:33 a.m.
also A2.com is it alright to advocate use of pepper spray in self defense here or would that also offend your sensibilities? DEFENSE of oneself and others IS NOT a criminal act. Discussion of such and the tool best suited for the purpose is both moral and informative. That should not be treated as a criminal act either.
Ricebrnr
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 11:21 a.m.
Because to paraphrase a reply from A2.com that I was given, this is not investigative journalism. They can only regurgitate what they are given. If the A2 police don't give them crime reports thatn they can't "report" on the crimes. On a positive note, the Ypsi PD must be better at reporting.
M.
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 11:01 a.m.
dading I think you got the wrong, though similar, article. I'm always quick to defend A2.com when accused of over-reporting Ypsi crime and under-reporting A2 crime, however I'm confused this morning as I read through the crime section and only see Ypsi articles. After walking around both downtown A2 and Ypsi yesterday and observing all of the drunken beligerance, I assumed there would be a LOT to report on in both cities today. Can any staff explain why there would be zero crime articles for A2 the day after St. Patrick's Day?
dading dont delete me bro
Thu, Mar 18, 2010 : 10:14 a.m.
3 men vs. 1 man and a stick? hunh? must have been one heck of a stick?