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Armed robbery
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for a man for his involvement in an Ypsilanti Township armed robbery Saturday.
Deputies were called by 911 to a business on the 1500 block of Ecourse Road at 9:10 p.m. Police said the suspect used a handgun to rob the store of “a large amount of cash.”
Video of the event is currently unavailable, but the suspect is described as a 5-foot, 6-inch, 180-pound African American male in his 20. Police said he was wearing a black, upsidedown baseball cap, a long-sleeved, button-up white tee-shirt and black jeans. He had a blue bandana covering his face.
Disorderly person arraignment
A 38-year-old Ypsilanti resident was charged with three counts Friday after allegedly kicking in the window of a deputy’s vehichle Thursday.
Rennie Brooks faces resisting and obstruction, malicious destruction of police property and aggravated assault on police charges at his pretrial, scheduled April 21.
Police said two deputies were dispatched by 911 at 12:45 a.m. Thursday to the 8600 block of Kingston Court in Superior Court in Superior Township for a disorderly person. To diffuse the situation, deputies attempted to give Brooks, who police said was intoxicated, a ride home.
Brooks then kicked out the window, according to police. He was then arrested after a brief struggle and transported to the Washtenaw County Jail.
Shop-lifting arraignment
A 38-year-old Ypsilanti Township resident was charged with two counts and issued a $5,000 bond Sunday , stemming from a shoplifting in Ypsilanti Township Saturday.
Kimberly Rowland faces felonious assault and retail fraud charges at her April 22 pretrial for her involvement the incident, which took place on the 1700 block of East Michigan Avenue at 11 a.m.
Police said Rowland walked into the store and concealed more than $100 in merchandise. They said she “became aggressive and assaulted an employee with a stapler” when she was confronted by a store employee.
Rowland was arrested at the scene and transported to the Washtenaw County Jail, where she was remanded Sunday.