Posted on Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 10:47 a.m.
Police: Robber cuts hole in drywall to break into apartment
By John Counts
A robber cut a hole in the drywall of a hallway at an Ypsilanti apartment house to get in and steal electronics, police said.
A woman told police that someone stuck an arm through the hole to unlock the door to her apartment, located in the 1100 block of Huron River Drive.
Once inside, the thief stole multiple electronic devices, according to a release from Ypsilanti police.
The woman reported the incident to police at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. No other information was immediately available about the incident.
There are no suspects at this time. Police continue to investigate.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Paul
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 9:44 p.m.
That is pretty cleaver. The way to prevent this is to use a deadbolt that needs a key from both the outside and inside. They are to be a no--no since you could be trap if a fire breakout and in the panic you can not find the key to unlock the door. However my side door with a glass window got such a deadbolt but I don't lock it when I am inside my home, just when nobody is in the house.
Ricebrnr
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 10:56 p.m.
nah, good idea. If a fire broke out just go through the wall. No muss no fuss.
DBH
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 7:34 p.m.
This appears to be just down the street from where the homicide of Julia Niswender occurred (1000 block of N. Huron River Drive).
DBH
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 9:26 p.m.
Crime stat, that's all.
tdw
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 8:07 p.m.
and your point is ?
bigdaddycool
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 6:01 p.m.
Whew, at least they didn't steal any change!
EyeHeartA2
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 4:23 p.m.
Little too much like Detroit going on right there.
PattyinYpsi
Thu, Mar 14, 2013 : 1:23 p.m.
Yes, indeed! And there's no crime whatsoever in Ann Arbo, as we all know.....
Paul
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 9:46 p.m.
Leave Detroit alone, they got enough of a bad rap...believe it or not, there is some good people in every city, even Detroit.
Adam
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 3:57 p.m.
How does somebody not hear this going on? Extremely thin drywall? If this were going on in an apartment near mine, in my complex, I would probably hear it happening.
btee
Thu, Mar 14, 2013 : 1:49 p.m.
Cutting drywall is easy and can be done quietly...
EyeHeartA2
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 4:24 p.m.
I think "cut" is the key. Not "smashed". You can cut drywall with a sharp knife.
hmsp
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 3:50 p.m.
Old NYC trick. That's why it's now standard practice there to sheath the hallway walls with plywood before drywalling.
UpperDecker
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 3:28 p.m.
Sneaky sneaky
smokeblwr
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 4:24 p.m.
I invented it, but I never put it to use so I'm not that awesome.
smokeblwr
Wed, Mar 13, 2013 : 3:36 p.m.
I invented the Upper Decker back in college....