A man reported Tuesday that his wallet was stolen by pickpockets while he walked toward his Superior Township home, the third theft crime reported on the same block in two days, deputies said.
Deputies responded at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday to the 1500 block of Ridge Road for a report of a robbery. The man told police he got out of his car and was walking toward his house when he felt someone take his wallet and checkbook out of his back pocket.
The man said he saw four men in their late teens running away from him.
The incident is another report of a crime committed on the same block of Ridge. Vehicles were reported broken into Wednesday morning, and a man reported being held up at gunpoint and having his wallet stolen during an armed robbery shortly after the vehicle break-ins were reported.
The incidents have all occurred in the Westridge Mobile Homes Park.
Sgt. Geoffrey Fox said the man who was hit by the pickpockets and the man who was robbed on Wednesday are not the same person.
Fox added that it's not clear if the people who were breaking into cars were the same suspects in the armed robbery. The number of pickpockets does not match the number of suspects in the armed robbery.
Anyone with information on these incidents is encouraged to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.