Articles tagged:attempted robbery

Posted: Mon Oct 3 11:25 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Two men attempted to rob a man Sunday near South Division and East Jefferson streets in Ann Arbor, but the victim refused to hand over any money, police said. About 8 p.m., the victim, an Ann Arbor resident, was walking near the intersection on his way to Blimpy Burger when ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 29 2:37 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man pulled a handgun on a store clerk during an attempted robbery Saturday night in the 200 block of Ecorse Road in Ypsilanti Township, a Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department media summary said. The man demanded money at about 9:05 p.m., but the clerk told him to get out of ...

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Posted: Sat Nov 20 9:52 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A man told Ypsilanti police he was walking in the 100 block of South Grove Road Friday afternoon when a young man attempted to rob him at knifepoint.

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Posted: Thu Nov 18 2:03 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Ypsilanti police detectives are seeking charges against two men accused of filing false police reports in separate incidents this fall, a police news release said. Police are seeking charges against an 18-year-old Van Buren Township man who had a gunshot wound to his leg Sept. 4 and lied about how ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 21 9:57 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A 20-year-old man was hit on the head before he ran from two men who attempted to rob him this morning near the intersection of Easy Street and Packard Road, Ann Arbor police said. The victim was walking home from a friend's house at 12:25 a.m. when two men approached, ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 8 11 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Ann Arbor police are investigating an attempted armed robbery Thursday night outside The Beer Depot in the 100 block of East William Street, police spokeswoman Lt. Renee Bush said. A man told police another man approached him at 11:55 p.m. and told him to hand over his cigarettes, police said.

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Posted: Wed Oct 6 5:27 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man wearing a mask and holding a gun walked into an Ypsilanti gas station Monday night, looked around the store and left, Ypsilanti police say. Police are treating the 10:20 p.m. incident in the 200 block of North Prospect Street as an attempted armed robbery, Sgt. Kevin Dorsey said.

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Posted: Sat Jun 26 9:54 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Two men attempted to rob a University of Michigan alumnus early this morning, the University of Michigan Department of Public Safety reported. The man was in the 1000 block of Monroe on the north side of Kresge Business Library in the Ross School of Business complex at 1:30 a.m. when ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 20 4:37 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Former University of Michigan football player charged in attempted robbery, larcenies

A former University of Michigan cornerback is accused of attempting to rob a cab driver Sunday and stealing money from two food deliverymen last month, Ann Arbor police said. Boubacar Cissoko, 20, who was kicked off the team in October, was arraigned this afternoon at the Washtenaw County Jail on ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 8 12:38 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A 22-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday after investigators say she threatened her mother with a knife while demanding money in an Ypsilanti Township home, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.

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Posted: Wed Mar 31 3:37 p.m. by Erica Hobbs

The Ypsilanti Police Department is investigating an attempted robbery Tuesday outside the Tap Room in the 200 block of Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti. Police reports say six to eight juveniles approached the victim and attempted to rob him.Â

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Posted: Tue Mar 23 4:13 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

An Ann Arbor man was arrested this morning after police say he assaulted a woman during an attempted robbery in the 300 block of North Normal Street in Ypsilanti.

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Posted: Tue Mar 2 12:59 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man was assaulted during an attempted robbery on International Drive in Ypsilanti Township Monday night, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.

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Posted: Thu Jan 21 5:30 p.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director

A would-be thief attempted to pry open a cash register at a Pittsfield Township party store while the clerk was distracted this afternoon, police say. The attempted robbery occurred at 3 p.m. in the 4000 block of Packard Road.

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Posted: Mon Jan 11 11:46 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Two people were assaulted during an attempted robbery Sunday morning in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said. Three women who appeared to be in their late teens demanded money and assaulted the victims after they refused to hand anything over, a sheriff's department incident summary said.

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