Posted on Fri, May 17, 2013 : 9:40 a.m.
Wallets, laptop and change filched from Ypsilanti house
By John Counts
A thief or thieves snatched wallets, a laptop and change from an Ypsilanti home overnight Wednesday after removing a window screen, police said.
Ypsilanti police were called to the home in the 600 block of West Cross Street at 8:50 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release.
The victim told police that sometime between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday a suspect or suspects removed a screen from the kitchen window and entered the house.
Two wallets, a Dell laptop and loose change were taken.
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
Jay Thomas
Fri, May 17, 2013 : 11:25 p.m.
If you added up the number of crimes in that general vicinity you would be amazed at year's end.
nickcarraweigh
Fri, May 17, 2013 : 6:53 p.m.
Leaving out loose change is a magnet for B&E artists
tdw
Fri, May 17, 2013 : 2:11 p.m.
" filched " ? what is that some sort British thing?
dading dont delete me bro
Fri, May 17, 2013 : 3:13 p.m.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/filch actually it 'works'
John
Fri, May 17, 2013 : 2:37 p.m.
I commend their experimenting with terminology. Keeps the news from getting too stale.
towncryer
Fri, May 17, 2013 : 2:37 p.m.
Lol, i was just going to comment about that. Maybe with so many home invasions, he was just trying to find another creative way to say it?