Posted on Thu, Jun 13, 2013 : 8:47 a.m.
Ypsilanti police investigating Wednesday night robbery
By Kyle Feldscher
Ypsilanti police are investigating a report of two men jumping a man and stealing his wallet late Wednesday night.
Police responded at 10:23 p.m. Wednesday to Osband and Cross streets for a report of a strong armed robbery. According to police, a man was jumped by two unknown men while walking in the area.
The men stole the man’s wallet and then fled, according to police.
No suspect description was immediately released by police.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is encouraged to call the Ypsilanti police at 734-483-9510 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
EMUBADNEWS
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 : 12:39 a.m.
strong armed abe...look it up!!
Honest Abe
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 : 3:05 p.m.
Where is the 'armed' part mentioned in the story? Was it a gun? knife? baseball bat? pineapple grenade?
Ignatz
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 : 3:28 p.m.
A weapon is not necessary in a strong armed robbery. The term refers to the use of force.