Ypsilanti woman reports being assaulted by stranger
A man walked up behind an Ypsilanti woman Sunday night on West Cross Street and put his hand over her mouth, telling her not to say anything, but she scared him away when she screamed, an Ypsilanti police media summary said.
The 20-year-old victim was not injured in the assault at 8:55 p.m., the summary said.
According to the summary, she was approached in the 900 block of West Cross Street as she was taking items out of her car in a parking lot outside her apartment. The victim initially complied with the man's order to keep quiet, but screamed when he took his hand off her mouth for a moment, the summary said.
Police said the man was described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, in his early 40s, with a large build and was seen wearing a light brown knit winter cap.
Anyone with information can call Ypsilanti police at (734) 483-9510.
Comments
KrisKime
Wed, Dec 1, 2010 : 2:50 p.m.
Pretty cool. I guess my comment had to be removed because it wasn't PC enough. You lib marginalizers are part of the reason why this country is being destroyed! You can run your newspapers and various other so-called news outlets and do endless amounts of coverage on crap that means nothing, but when it comes to the off-the-chart black-on-white crime going on you throw your hands up and holler "RACISM" if someone speaks-out about it! WHAT PHONIES!!!!!!!!!! WHAT ABSOLUTE PHONIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LaMusica
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 12:45 p.m.
MorningGirl--agree! Ypsisucks--have fun wherever you're going and enjoy that 0% crime rate...
MorningGirl
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 12:34 p.m.
In my first comment, I had originally asked if it was politically incorrect to report the race of the accused. Then I decided that ASKING that question might be construed as politically incorrect, so I rephrased it. Now I see I was right. I got the same EMU alert, as I work on campus. I just hadn't seen it yet. Now that I have, I have to say that annarbor.com is doing its readers a disservice by omitting that information. And I am always glad when someone who hates Ypsi moves away. It's a win-win. :D
Katie
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 8:53 a.m.
It would really help to know the man's race.
Ypsisucks
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 8:13 p.m.
I moved out this way 4 years ago and will be moving out in 4 months, I can't wait. This whole area sucks!!
d_a2
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 2:23 p.m.
@lamusica and morninggirl in my opinion these type of incidents increase this time of year due to the influx of college students moving into the area.
LaMusica
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 1:26 p.m.
Sigh. I'm glad she's OK and she got away. I agree with you MorningGirl, I really like Ypsi. I moved here about a year and a half ago and I love it here. It's just sad that these kinds of things keep happening more and more. It seems like there have been a lot more stranger assaults/attempted assaults lately...
d_a2
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 12:42 p.m.
There have also been several times in past stories that a reporter states he got the information straight from an EMU alert, yet the race is constantly left out in the story presented on aa.com yet it's clearly stated in the alert the reporter is referencing. Annarbor.com seems to be afraid to offend a certain race and leave it out of the description when it is clearly available and should be shared with the public.
d_a2
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 12:40 p.m.
@cindy you stated about an hour ago, so i'm assuming approximately at 1130 am, that no further info was available. I got an emu alert at 11 am (which i'm sure your newspaper got as well) stating the full description of the man.
Mikey2u
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 12:16 p.m.
@MorningGirl, Here is the alert I received from EMU Police: Informational Release to Campus Community Nov. 29, 2010 Incident: Assault/Suspicious Person off campus (City of Ypsilanti) The Ypsilanti Police Department is investigating a reported assault that occurred in the 900 block of W. Cross Street at about 9 p.m. on Nov. 28. An EMU student reported being in the parking lot of her apartment house off campus when she was approached by a male suspect. The suspect put his hand over her mouth, but she was able to get away and the suspect fled the area on foot. Ypsilanti Police searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The victim described the suspect as being a black male, early 40s in age, 5'5, large build, wearing a light brown knit cap. The Ypsilanti Police continue to investigate and request anyone with information related to this case contact them at (734) 483-9510.
MorningGirl
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 11:31 a.m.
Ok, thanks. It occurred to me later that maybe she only saw him from the back as he ran away. I hope he's caught. Ypsi is such a great place, but there are not enough police officers to go around.
MorningGirl
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 10:23 a.m.
Was the man white, black, Asian, Hispanic? What was the color and length of his hair? Did he have facial hair? Was he wearing a jacket? A more detailed description might results in more leads.