FeedsInkster woman robbed in vehicle
A 78-year-old Inkster woman walked away unhurt from a robbery, but without a few personal possessions.
Police say a 40-year-old Flat Rock man approached the woman in the early morning hours of Aug. 5 while she waited for her daughter to come out of the 25-Hour store on the 26000 block of Michigan Avenue. The victim was in the process of driving her daughter to an area motel when they decided to stop at the store.
“She was in the car, and the man came up to her vehicle and stole her purse,” said Det. Patrick McLaughlin of the Inkster Police Department. “He reached into the car through an unlocked door and took her purse.”
The man then fled the scene with the purse, which contained an unspecified amount of money and some personal items, McLaughlin said.
The victim’s daughter came out of the store to find her mother unhurt but considerably shaken up. The women reported the crime to police shortly thereafter, police said.
McLaughlin said the assailant was able to disappear into a wooded area near the store. However, officers on routine patrol later apprehended the man as he walked on foot in the general area. The victim was able to identify the man robbed her, and he was taken into custody at that point.
The purse was later discovered by a passerby in the field where the man disappeared hours earlier.
Police did not release the name of the suspect Tuesday because he has not yet been charged with a crime. However, warrants are pending at the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. He will remain in custody pending the outcome of the warrants, police said.
The suspect is on probation for another incident, though police were unable to immediately what the incident was or where it occurred.
It is generally the policy of The Inkster Ledger-Star not to print the names of individual accused of a crime until they are charged in court.
