Two sisters held at gunpoint during home invasion at Peninsular Place
Two men forced their way into a North Huron River Drive apartment Monday and held two sisters at gunpoint while they stole items, an Ypsilanti poilce incident log said.
One of the sisters heard a knock at the front door, looked out the peep hole and saw a man wearing yellow gloves, the log said. As she opened the door, he forced his way inside and threw her onto the carpet at about 2:56 p.m.
The man took out a semi-automatic handgun and pointed it at her head, the log said.
Another man walked inside and went to the other woman's bedroom, put his hand over her mouth and stole a laptop, wallet, flat-screen television, two cell phones and a ring, the log said.
The men were described as black, 19-20 years old, and between 5 feet, 10 inches and 6 feet tall. Both were wearing yellow gloves and dark clothing.
The incident occurred at Peninsular Place apartments, 1000 North Huron River Drive, the log said.
Anyone with information can call police at (734) 483-9510.
Comments
Don Burnett
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 : 9:08 a.m.
Where is the policing and security at this apartment complex? I don't mean just city/ township/ sheriff kind.in the years since this place opened I wondered how many people have had to be moved due to harassment by neighbors, evicted because they brought a gun into their apartments or have been burgled or attacked at their cars. The management company and emu public safety needs to do something about this. I suggest private security patrols and more cameras everywhere. Keep the place nice and safe for the mostly student population.
Gibulet
Sat, Dec 5, 2009 : 4:31 p.m.
I cant believe that someone actually said that poverty is caused by laziness. Sure, some people are too lazy to work, but that does not cause poverty to everyone. HUNDREDS of people in the Ypsi/Ann Arbor areas are poor now, and they arent all just sitting on their butts. I work full time and still can't pay all my bills enough to get my debt lowered. It is a matter of lack of jobs, high interest rates, prices on common goods, taxes, lower wages, school costs...many variables. Maybe these men are lazy; but calling all poor people lazy is assinine and ignorant.
Keepsitreal
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 : 5:55 p.m.
They will eventually get caught or mess with the wrong person and get hurt. They prey on the weak. Times are tough right right and would be easy for me to give and turn to crime and rob people but I'd rather stay out of prison and I believe in karma so it could never work for me.
jjc155
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 : 1:13 p.m.
EG, I'm not trying to start a fight or anything as I know that I am correct on this, but you do realize that the on the map that you posted, everything that is shaded grey is with in the city limits of YPSILANTI and everything that is white it the TWP? If not, your welcome for the education. Huron and Leforge and the location where this incident occured is within the City limits of YPSILANTI and therefore policed by the City of Ypsilanti Police which is not effected by the failed millage. here is the land use map off of cityofypsilanti.com that shows the borders of the City of Ypsilanti. Enjoy the reading. http://cityofypsilanti.com/maps/updatedmplow
jjc155
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 : 1:44 a.m.
EG sorry but they are in the CITY of Ypsilanti. They are on Huron at LeForge where the old Pennisular Paper Company used to state. So there there be no effect from the Millage, either way.
Woman in Ypsilanti
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 : 12:28 a.m.
I just want to point out that it is perfectly possible to incarcerate criminals while also, at the same time, working to prevent crimes before they occur by changing conditions such as poverty which are known to lead to crime.
Macabre Sunset
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 10:32 p.m.
Attacus, if there is a genetic component to crime, it's a rather small one. We can blame the environment, but at what point do individuals take responsibility for their own actions? What do we say to these poor women? Sorry, it's their environment that made them hold a gun to your heads and steal from you. We can't put them in jail because it was inevitable they'd turn out this way? That would be damning them to the morass of low expectations. Allowing them to bring down an entire environment, so to speak.
AndyYpsilanti
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 10:14 p.m.
Watch who you are calling idiots there, EG. It was Ypsi TOWNSHIP that voted down the police millage. The city is fighting to maintain our service levels.
cinnabar7071
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 5:40 p.m.
"And if you look at it with some common sense, you would observe that most of these criminals come from a similar environment." Yes, lazy parents. The people working at micky D's will someday look back and say it was a good thing, but it takes time and drive to get off the bottom, I too have scrubed more toilet then I'd like to admit, but it's that that I think of when I might do something stupid, (Like trying to drive home after a couple drinks in the bar) that might put me back to washing toilets. My choice, driving drunk, or committing any crime and losing my job, or do the right thing and continue to be successfull.
Ricebrnr
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 5:37 p.m.
Well we have a fascinating nature vs nurture or chicken or egg argument don't we. However reasoned the argument, self determination still applies. Just because you are born into a certain environment does not mean that you are predestined. Predisposed perhaps but still I refuse to accept that absolves criminals of their responsibility and choices.
Atticus F.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 5:05 p.m.
If "poverty is a side effect of laziness" then how come there are so many people who are working their butts off at Mcdonalds, scrubbing toilets at gas stations, mowing lawns, ect.. but still living in poverty? are those people "lazy"? Let me guess, these people were just born to commit crime? is it in their gene's to be criminals? I believe that nobody is born to commit crime, or born evil. and that most of these criminals are a product of their environment. And if you look at it with some common sense, you would observe that most of these criminals come from a similar environment.
laurie in ypsi
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 4:48 p.m.
Bill...given that I have lived at my current Ypsi location for 5 years and have never had a crime problem in my area...I tend to think this is a real issue, not one made up or sensationalized by the media. My car getting broken into last week in a very "safe", well lit area in front of my home tells me we have a real problem that is only getting worse...daily. Perhaps I am more plugged into it now as well, but for the first time in 5 years I feel unsafe in my own home.
cinnabar7071
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 4:46 p.m.
Laziness is the cause of crime, not poverty! Poverty is a side effect of laziness. It takes 15 min to a hour to plan out and do a home invasion, whereas it takes 40 hours plus a week to hold down a job.
AndyYpsilanti
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 3:44 p.m.
I hate to point out the obvious, but do you think that maybe these are the same two guys who held up people at gun point last week? It's the same neighborhood. Same basic description. If it is the same two, they are getting more and more bold. The next step could be much worse.
Macabre Sunset
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 3:23 p.m.
We have more freedom in America. And the price is an increased incarceration rate. But recent increases in the crime rate are due to letting career criminals back out on the streets. I can't blame people who have the means for fleeing for the suburbs. What else are they supposed to do? Increasing incarceration would disproportionately help the inner cities. The vast majority of career criminals' crimes are against others in their neighborhoods. In other states, you're seeing a revitalization of inner cities. That isn't happening in Michigan. I think our state's leadership is failing. And I think we need to do more to demand responsibility from all parents, because everything starts with them.
Woman in Ypsilanti
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 3:03 p.m.
The United States has 5% of the world's population and almost 25% of the world's prisoners. We seem to have already tried the incarceration route that Macabre Sunset seems to feel will work. And we still have quite a lot of crime and the levels of crime are correlated with poverty. Like it or not, poverty does increase someone's motivation to commit a crime. They have less to lose for one thing. And more to gain relatively speaking. Part of the problem is that poor people are simply more expensive from a public policy point of view. Yeah, we spend more per pupil in a place like Detroit Public Schools and get less out of it because the parents arent doing the same things that more affluent parents do. Poor areas also require more police and fire protection and well as many other services. Most of those services are provided by local governments. Anyone who wants out can simply move away as long as they have the money. So what is the solution? I think that urban areas need more services and I think that funding for those services should come from the state so that people cannot move away from the social problems that plague our state. It will never happen of course but until it does, our state will continue to have depopulated cities filled with ghettos and lots and lots of suburban sprawl filled with people who just dont care about the crime in the cities because they feel insulated from it by distance.
dading dont delete me bro
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 2:13 p.m.
@jchoi, that's what i thought. there was a tone in the comments that it could have been.
Macabre Sunset
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 2:05 p.m.
Atticus, It's hard to take you seriously if you make statements like the US has more than 70% of the world's prison population. The total is more like 22%. I would definitely agree that there's more crime in poverty-stricken areas. Where I disagree is that those who commit the crimes do so out of need. They are likely growing up with more than their peers. They are likely drug-addicted, and steal to support a very expensive habit. Yes, we can solve the problem through education and jobs. But how to get there? We spend more per pupil in Detroit than we do anywhere in the state. The parents simply refuse to teach their children to respect school. Before we can educate the kids, we have to educate the parents. It starts in the home. However, once junior has turned to crime, we have to lock him up. If we stopped obsessing over minor drug offenses and focused instead on keeping those in jail who have spurned civilized society, we could reduce the crime rate greatly. And send the message that crime doesn't pay. Over time, we wouldn't need to jail as many people, because that message would be understood. That's why there's a lower crime rate in other countries. China, despite having more than four times our population, has less prisoners than we do. Why? Because that message is clear.
jchoi
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 1:48 p.m.
dading - Peninsular Place is owned and managed by American Campus Communities and NOT by EMU.
Atticus F.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 1:42 p.m.
BTW, I'M certain, if they are caught, you will find that they do in fact come from poverty stricken families, and have probably grown up in the poorest area around.
Atticus F.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 1:04 p.m.
macabre sunset, me and you will have to just agree to disagree. I believe that it's cheaper to give someone an education, and access to a good job, than to wait for them to commit crime and lock them up in prison. The united states houses over 70% of the world prison population. And if you cant see the link between crime and poverty, I think you may be wearing blinders...You only need to look the crime rate in poverty stricken areas, and compare that to the crime rate in affluent areas to see that there is a corolation between crime and poverty.
darknyt
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 12:55 p.m.
On a serious note, if your not expecting company, please dont open the door for any old ham and egger. I dont know of any courrier or delivery service that wears yellow gloves anyways.
Macabre Sunset
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 12:51 p.m.
Atticus, Crime of this sort is not related to the relative wealth of the thugs. They are likely doing far better than those around them. Crime rates are more connected to prison sentences than anything else. Thugs don't start out breaking into occupied apartments at gunpoint. The system has failed if they ever reach this point. The only solution is to declare this sort of crime unacceptable and jail the thugs before they reach this point. I'm certain, if they are caught, you will find a rap sheet of considerable length, showing their progression to career criminals. It's unfortunate that our judicial system seems uninterested in protecting the population. These thugs act because they don't believe they will be jailed - a lesson learned because they've been spit out of the system time and time again. Instead, we blame the victims. Today, it's opening the door to the knock from a stranger. Tomorrow, if no one responds to the knock, those thugs are kicking in the door.
Steve Pepple
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 12:46 p.m.
An exchange between two commenters has been removed because it was off topic and beginning to evolve into personal attacks.
dading dont delete me bro
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 11:12 a.m.
penninsular place isn't a banned location for packing heat, is it? it's off campus housing. does emu own it? i get emu warnings when 'things' happen from those areas and it comes through as "off-campus incident"
YpsiLivin
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 11:03 a.m.
I don't suppose they were wearing Carhartt jackets...
Bill
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 10:59 a.m.
Laurie, is this a recent trend or an existing problem that is getting more publicity through AnnArbor.com?
Atticus F.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 10:48 a.m.
One of the problems that we have, is the poor have been getting poorer and poorer. this is evidient by the rise in crimes like burglury and robbery. What we have developing is a generation of young people who cant afford gas to get to a job interview. So unfortunately, they end up breaking into your home, or sticking a gun in your face. Not saying it's right. I'm only saying desperate people take desperate measures.
Ricebrnr
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 10:39 a.m.
And yes, yes can can be "packing heat" 24/7 except in banned locations, i.e. Criminal Empowerment Zones. It is your choice and right.
Ricebrnr
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 10:37 a.m.
Might I suggest that following Kennesaw, Georgia's example could help....
laurie in ypsi
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 10:31 a.m.
Yeah...seriously...did these girls not here about what has been going on lately? And in their very own neighborhood. The saying the best defense is a good offense applies to crime as well as sports. I don't even let friends in my door unexpected. Everyone who knows me knows to call first, even if its from the driveway. Nothing good is EVER on the other end of an unsolicited / unexpected knock on the door. You want in my door to do me harm...you're gonna have to kick it down or come in through the window because I'm sure as heck not going to open it for you. But be warned, if you do make it through...there is a very resourceful...angry woman on the other side of the door. But with that said...what in the world are we as citizens of Ypsi going to do about this crime spree? We can't all be packing heat 24/7. This has more than just safety and property / material implications. These thugs are ruining the image of a pretty cool town and that makes me the angriest. Who will want to come to the WWW? Businesses and people who patronize those businesses will be too afraid to take the chance of being held up at gunpoint...in broad daylight!
jb82
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 9:44 a.m.
Ypsi is turning into the wild west. After each daily robbery in Ypsi, the suspects seem to be under 25. Somebody needs to wake these idiots up.
Jimaize
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 : 9:23 a.m.
"As she opened the door..." Don't believe in blaming the victim, but in retrospect it doesn't seem like the wisest move for a young woman; opening the door to a yellow-gloved stranger.Hope they get these jerks.