Man arrested after allegedly stealing wallet from counter of Ann Arbor party store
An Ypsilanti man is in custody for allegedly swiping a wallet from an Ann Arbor party store counter Thursday evening, police said.
Ann Arbor police were dispatched to Busters West, located at 695 South Maple Road, around 5 p.m. for the theft.
The wallet, which belonged to the customer in front of the man in line, looked "filled with money," to the suspect, said Ann Arbor police Sgt. Paul Curtis.
"It was a crime of opportunity," he added.
The Ypsilanti man, who police described as in his early 20s, fled the scene, but was arrested soon afterward in the 800 block of South Maple, Curtis said.
He currently is lodged in the Washtenaw County Jail facing a charge of larceny from a person. He is expected to be arraigned Friday.
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
actionjackson
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 1:31 p.m.
"It's safer to rob unarmed Ann Arbor peeps." Might get shot doing the same in hometown. Pure Michigan!
nickcarraweigh
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 2:30 a.m.
The missing part of the story is how come he was still only one block away when caught. Awesomely good response time? Enough negative karma to choke a manatee?
Lola
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 5:38 a.m.
He was located near or at the subsidized housing on S. Maple. Do the math.
FredMax
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 1:28 a.m.
Is there nowhere safe to buy and consume a 40 ouncer in the parking lot anymore?
Cathy
Sat, Oct 6, 2012 : 10:25 p.m.
If downing a 40 in a parking lot is wrong, I don't want to be right.
zigziggityzoo
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 12:52 a.m.
swiping a wallet (larceny from a person) is a 10-year felony. What?
Billy
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 1:38 a.m.
Something wrong with that or something? I think it's rather light honestly. The kind of person that steals like that......serves no purpose in society. Don't worry though....he won't even get jail time for it...even if he's a repeat offender.
smokeblwr
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 12:46 a.m.
Why is somebody from Ypsilanti on the far West Siide buying booze? Seems like he came out to our fair city with an agenda.
tdw
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 11:40 a.m.
smokeblwr.......News flash.People are allowed to travel where they want ( as a general rule ) in the US and that includes Ann Arbor.Sorry, but Ann Arbor has not yet been able to break away with the Union and create it's own Republic
Silly Sally
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 12:49 a.m.
More money than in Ypsi? He is a known thief? Strange.
jj45678
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 12:25 a.m.
My heart goes out to the families of the victims. They are in our prayers.
Cathy
Sat, Oct 6, 2012 : 10:24 p.m.
Don't call me Shirley.
fjord
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 4:11 p.m.
I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
dogman32
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 12:35 a.m.
What???
Ricebrnr
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 12:24 a.m.
Yep besides the risk of forgetting things, this is why evrything stays in my hands and then goes back in a pouch or pocket when done. Wish I could get the wife and kids to do the same, sigh.
Tru2Blu76
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 : 6:13 a.m.
Careful now, you're getting pretty close to actually saying you believe you're responsible for your own safety in some small way. Horrors! You're on a slippery slope with your beliefs: suggesting anything one does to thwart thieves flies in the face of what the "majority" has decided (that we need cops every 5 feet and only they are capable and "authorized" to do anything at all with regards to criminal threats). LOL!