Posted on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 : 5:23 p.m.
Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies investigate 13 burglaries over the weekend
By AnnArbor.com Staff
Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies responded to 13 burglaries over the weekend, including eight in Ypsilanti Township, three in Superior Township and two in Scio Township.
Among the Ypsilanti Township break-ins:
- Sept. 3: 6000 block of Poplar Drive. A homeowner realized he forgot to close his garage door, looked in his garage and saw a stranger looking in his vehicle. The homeowner yelled, and the intruder ran, got into a vehicle and fled. Nothing was taken. The intruder was described as white, about 20 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 210 pounds, clean shaven, and was wearing plaid green and white shorts, white shirt and flip-flops. He was driving a late '90s burgundy car.
- Sept. 3: 5000 block of Textile Road, 5:25 p.m. The burglar parked in the driveway of the home, rang the doorbell, and when no one answered, he went to the rear of the home, removed the window screen and crawled inside. The homeowner yelled at the intruder, and he fled. Nothing was taken. The burglar was described as black, about 20 years ago, and was wearing a red jogging suit. He was driving a newer model four-door car.
- Sept. 4: 500 block of Belmont Drive, 1:20 a.m. The front door was forced open, and a handgun and laptop computer were taken.
- Sept. 4: 700 block of Forest Court, 6:25 a.m. Someone forced open the front door, and the homeowner woke up. The intruder fled with an unknown amount of money. He was wearing a mask.
- Sept. 5: 500 block of Holmes Road, occurred between 10 p.m. Sept. 4 and 10 a.m. Sept. 5. Someone broke a window, removed a screen to gain entry and stole an unknown amount of cash.
- Sept. 5: 1000 block of Share Avenue, occurred between 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Someone pried open the front door and stole a television.
- Sept. 5: 500 block of Nash Street, occurred between 9:45 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. Someone forced open a rear door, and a laptop computer and video game system were taken.
- Sept. 6: 700 block of Fox Street, 3:25 a.m. Someone forced open the front door while the homeowner was inside. A toddler inside the residence screamed, and the person fled. Nothing was taken. No description was available of the intruder.
Among the Superior Township break-ins:
- Sept. 3: 1000 block of Savannah Court, 7:15 p.m. A window screen was cut to gain entry, and two televisions, a digital camera, laptop computer, cellular phone, purse, prescription drugs, and miscellaneous keys were taken.
- Sept. 3: 8000 block of Ford Road, occurred between 5:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Someone pushed an air conditioner through the window and crawled inside. A laptop computer, passport and backpack were taken.
- Sept. 4: 9000 block of Maplelawn, occurred between 1 p.m. Sept. 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Entry was gained through an unlocked door, and two rings and two watches were taken.
Among the Scio Township break-ins:
- Sept. 3: 5000 block of Jackson Avenue, occurred between midnight and 8 a.m. The burglar or burglars used an unknown type of tool to remove one of the front windows from the business to gain entry. Two Dell flat-panel monitors, two Dell computer monitors, a number of T-shirts, a number of purses and assorted bottles of tanning lotion were taken.
- Sept. 3: 300 block of Edison Street, 5:50 p.m. The burglar parked in the driveway and attempted to force open the side garage door, but was unsuccessful. He then walked to the rear of the residence and cut a screen on a window to gain entry. A neighbor saw the intruder enter the residence and yelled at him. The intruder ran through the residence and out the front door, then drove away in his vehicle. Nothing appears to have been taken. The intruder was described as black, in his late teens, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, medium build and wearing a white T-shirt and red sweatpants. He was driving a small white Buick.
Anyone with information on any of the break-ins is asked to call the sheriff's tip line at 734-973-7711.
Comments
fremdfirma
Sun, Oct 10, 2010 : 3:52 p.m.
Bad idea, Robo. Better to prevent the crime from ever occurring in the first place, than stand aside and let it happen for the sake of a bust, that's ridiculous, not to mention dangerous, since a cornered creep presents a serious risk that a fleeing one does not. I mentioned before I work contract security in the area, and most of my job is to chase off and discourage them simply by being present, you raise the difficulty and most of the hoodlums find something else to do. Lock your doors, and I know winter is coming and folks like to warm up their cars, but doing that with the doors unlocked is all but an invitation, and that does tend to happen a couple times a month in Ypsi, so don't let it happen to you. Thankfully, most would-be burglars will flee when spotted, because being spotted leads to being caught, and if you really knew how much hassle, paperwork, and round-and-round in the court system you have to go through to put one of these guys away, if they even get more than probation and a fine - you would not be too keen on it, especially many employers will take a rather dim view of your involvement and absence from work, no matter how necessary. So better to prevent the crime from ever occuring in the first place, a blanket discouragement which can be provided by all and every simply by being observant, and which costs us almost nothing.
RoboLogic
Wed, Sep 8, 2010 : 12:27 p.m.
Why did the neighbor yell at the burglar in the one incident? So he could flee before police arrive? The neighbor should have just called the police and kept quiet so that police could swarm the area, then let the crook try to run. Still want to yell at the perp? Do it after they are sitting handcuffed in the back of the patrol car. Stop YELLING at suspected crooks... and start dialing 911.
brosz818
Wed, Sep 8, 2010 : 8:37 a.m.
What is going on in our area? This is not the only weekend we have seen increases in crime, especially robberies.