The Ypsilanti Courier
A Heritage Newspaper
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Police Beat
PUBLISHED: March 13, 2008
Ypsilanti police were called to Paradise Manor in the 900 block of W. Michigan Avenue at 8:25 a.m. on March 3, in response to a domestic violence call.
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Upon arriving, Officer Kent Overton went to the apartment and saw the suspect, who fled on foot between the buildings of the complex heading north. After a short chase, he was arrested and handcuffed, although he continued to fight and attempt to kick Overton and Officer Uriah Hamilton, who had also arrived at the scene.
The suspect was taken to Overton's patrol car and Overton stayed with the suspect as Hamilton and Officer Andrew Pylypiak went to the apartment to interview the victim.
The victim said the suspect was her husband and they had been separated for six months. The suspect had visited the victim and their children the previous evening, during which visit the suspect had become drunk and verbally abusive. The victim said the suspect had told her he would have been physically abusive if not for the presence of the children.
The victim said she had called her father and cousin, who had removed the suspect from the apartment and escorted him to his residence. The suspect had begun repeatedly calling the victim in the early morning hours, however, making threats of violence. Shortly before the victim's call to police he had come to the apartment and repeatedly kicked the door until he managed to kick it in.
Upon entering the apartment, the suspect had begun destroying property and, when the victim attempted to call police, he ripped the phone line from the wall. The victim had then run to the neighbors to call police.
During this interview, Overton reported that the suspect had begun kicking the window of the patrol car and had managed to bend the window's frame in the car door. Overton transported the suspect to the police station for processing.
The suspect was booked at the station, but when officers attempted to transport him to the Washtenaw County Jail, he broke free and attempted to escape across the parking lot. Officers were able to quickly recapture him and take him to the jail.
Charges are being sought for domestic violence, malicious destruction of property on the police car, disabling a phone line and attempted escape.
Armed robbery
Ypsilanti police Officer Brent Yuchasz was called to the 1700 block of Washtenaw Avenue at 12:30 a.m. last Saturday in response to a complaint of an armed robbery.
The victim said he had gone to look at a used car and had gotten a ride from a friend. Upon arrival at the location, he saw the Cadillac car with a man sitting in it. The victim got into the car with the man, who explained he was selling the car for his girlfriend, who was the owner. Financial details were discussed and $2,500 was settled on.
Upon the victim getting out of the car to look over its outside, a man "appeared from the shadows" of the building, charging at the victim and yelling, "Gimme all you got." The suspect was brandishing a black semiautomatic handgun in his right hand.
The victim turned over $50 in cash, his leather jacket and identification while the man in the car watched. The suspect ran behind the nearby building and the victim ran to a nearby address to call police.
The victim described the suspect as a man in his early 20s, approximately 5-feet 8-inches in height and 160 pounds. He was wearing a puffy blue winter jacket and black jeans at the time of the robbery.
The victim said he had left the majority of his cash for the purchase in his friend's car, instead of carrying it with him.
The seller's representative who sat in the car was also interviewed. He said he was waiting for the car's owner, who was to bring the title with her. He said he did not get a good look at the suspect. He could not explain why he did not call police from his cell phone, which he was holding while being interviewed.
A witness, who said she had seen the robbery from her apartment window, was also interviewed. The witness said she had seen a tan Ford Crown Victoria pull up to the Cadillac and the female driver had retrieved something from the Cadillac before driving away again.
Officers located the Crown Victoria in the vicinity and the driver was able to prove she was the owner of the Cadillac that was for sale. She had no knowledge of the robbery.
The Crown Victoria was registered to man who had a past record of assault with intent to murder, armed robbery and several other charges. Officers attempted to contact this person at his home in the 700 block of Emmet Street, but he was not at home. They also attempted to contact him at his place of employment, Pub 13, but other employees there said he had not reported for work that day.
Son out of control
Ypsilanti police officers Andrew Vainner and Jonathan McDonagh responded to a report of domestic violence at 12:25 a.m. last Sunday. The victim said her son was out of control, on drugs and had punched her.
The victim said her son was in his basement bedroom when the officers arrived. The victim said she had gone to the basement room to retrieve the cordless phone the suspect had taken and used. The suspect assaulted her at this time. The victim said she thought he had been smoking crack cocaine.
The officers proceeded downstairs and observed the suspect in what appeared to be an intoxicated state. When the officers attempted to talk with him, he began screaming and yelling and yelling, telling the officers not to touch him.
The officers told the suspect they were arresting him for domestic violence, at which point the suspect began fighting the officers. The officers were forced to use approved tactics to take the suspect to the ground in order to get handcuffs on him. After being handcuffed, the suspect continued to kick and resist the officers, as well as spit blood from a bloody nose he had received in the altercation at the officers.
Officer Tony Schembri and Sgt. Tom Eberts arrived to assist in restraining the suspect and the four officers removed the suspect from the basement, still screaming and kicking. He was transported to the Washtenaw County Jail. Charges are being sought for domestic violence and resisting and obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duties.
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