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Strong Armed Robbery
A victim reported his wallet stolen after receiving minor injuries in a robbery in Ypsilanti Township this morning.
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Offics said two suspects assaulted the victim at 2:40 a.m. on Cross Street near Bagley Street and left the area heading west on Cross Street.
The suspects are unkown, but described as white males wearing all-white outfits.
Aggravated Assault
The Wasthenaw County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for two suspects believed to be involved in a robbery Monday night.
The incident took place at 7 p.m. on the 1000 block of Emerick Street, where deputies were called in to the scene to respond to a retail fraud.
Police said two store employees said they were attacked by the suspects when they had confronted the suspects while in the process of stealing $12 worth of food.
One of the employees reported being hit in the head with a glass jar filled with cheese by one of the suspects.
Police said a second employee reportedly chased the two suspects out into the parking lot, where he was reportedly hit in the face with a salsa jar.
Witnesses said the suspects fled the scene in a white Grand Am. Police were able to report a partial plate number, 393-LWR, which was unknown to the state.
The suspects are both described as African American. The first is described as a 6-foot, 1-inch-tall male wearing a stocking hat, gray jacket and blue jeans. Witnesses said he had short hair.
The second suspect is described as a 5-foot, 11-inch-tall female wearing a tan jacket and blue jeans with a scarf around her head.
Stolen Vehicle
A maroon 2006, four-door Buick Lucerne was reported stolen in Ypsilanti Township Monday night.
Police said the owner reported he had lost his keys. He told police he had heard a noise at 11:30 p.m. outside his home on the 800 block of Eugene and noticed his vehicle was no longer in the driveway.
Suspects are unknown at this time.