Women hit in face during weekend assaults in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor police are investigating two assaults reported during the weekend, both of which ended up with women being struck in the face during the altercations.
Police responded at 2:47 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of South State Street. A couple was walking down the street when a vehicle with three men inside pulled up along side them.
According to police, some verbal sparring took place between the man on the sidewalk and the men in the car. The three men got out of the car and a physical altercation started. During the fight, the woman was punched on the left side of her face by one of the men.
The men fled the scene before police arrived.
Police responded to the second incident at 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the 600 block of Church Street. According to police, a couple was walking down the street when a woman approached them, and grabbed the man by his shirt.
The man told the woman to let go, and when she did she slapped his girlfriend in the face. The woman knows the couple.
Police continue to investigate these cases and did not release suspect descriptions Monday morning. Anyone with information on these incidents is encouraged to call the Ann Arbor police anonymous tip line at 734-794-6939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
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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
Tru2Blu76
Fri, Aug 16, 2013 : 12:22 p.m.
" A couple was walking down the street when a vehicle with three men inside pulled up along side them." (followed by "verbal sparring" and assault). Seems this has become more common these past few years. "The three men got out of the car..." and that too seems to be part of the pattern: several males (often late-teen to early-twenties) cruising around until they find likely victims. They start with verbal harassment, then escalate to physical assault if their "target" gives them any excuse. Do police have a shorthand name for this type of crime or do we have to come up with our own? Whatever it's called: it's a darned good argument for high capacity magazines in semi-auto sidearms. :-)
GoNavy
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 9:13 p.m.
Were all of these comments truly subject to moderation? I ask again why AnnArbor.com even opens stories like this up for commentary to begin with. What sorts of comments does AnnArbor.com think people will share given news such as that provided above? At this point, I can't even tell if this comment will be moderated.
Bertha Venation
Tue, Aug 13, 2013 : 4:08 p.m.
I read some of the comments, and I didn't think they were bad... I guess it depends on who moderates, and which side of the bed they get up on that morning.
arborani
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 6:02 p.m.
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mady
Tue, Aug 13, 2013 : 3:14 p.m.
MST3K, yesssssss! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only fan of B-movies. Joel Robinson ROCKS!!!!!;) so do b-movies! hey, I like a good laugh as much as anyone else!
Usual Suspect
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 2:13 p.m.
"Nothing good happens after midnight"
matt1027
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 2:45 p.m.
I've had most of my good times after midnight.
Billy
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 2:42 p.m.
I dunno...I remember MST3K used to be a midnight show...
Brad
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 2:16 p.m.
Especially not on campus.
ypsicat
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 2:07 p.m.
You have one too many 'ins' in your headline.
PattyinYpsi
Tue, Aug 13, 2013 : 12:51 p.m.
The best way to alert the reporter that there's a typo or grammatical error is to send a private email.
ypsicat
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 10:24 p.m.
Why all the hostility over my innocuous comment? I was only trying to be helpful.
Kyle Feldscher
Mon, Aug 12, 2013 : 2:21 p.m.
Yes we do. That'll be fixed in a moment.