Armed man steals teen’s phone in residential Detroit neighborhood, police say

16-year-old boy walking when approached Saturday evening

DETROIT – A man reportedly approached a teenager and stole his cell phone in a residential neighborhood on Detroit’s west side Saturday night.

Detroit police say at about 8:57 p.m. a 16-year-old boy was walking in the 7400 block of Faust Avenue when a white Ford Taurus approached him. The man driving the vehicle reportedly demanded the teen’s cell phone.

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The man took the phone and then fled the scene, police say. The suspect is described as a Black man between the ages of 20 and 30 years old, standing around 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing between 160-180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black Nike hooded sweater and gray pants and was armed.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department’s Sixth Precinct at 313-596-5640 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.


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