Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Spider-Man Bandit Arrested
Intended theft victims apparently don't suffer from arachnophobia. When they protested, a man wearing a Spider-Man mask who allegedly demanded their X-Box One game skittered away.
A 20-year-old Clinton Township man who disguised himself by wearing a Spider-Man mask and allegedly tried to steal an Xbox One game system from two Macomb Township siblings outside a Chesterfield retail store early Friday morning has been arrested.
The man’s name has not yet been released, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Our earlier report:
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A man wearing a Spider-Man mask allegedly was the antithesis of a superhero early Friday morning.
Chesterfield Township police saying a man wearing a zip-up Spider Man mask tried to steal an X-Box One game system two Macomb Township women had just purchased from the Chesterfield Township Meijer store on 23 Mile near Gratiot, the Detroit Free Press reports.
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“Give me your game,” the masked man reportedly demanded.
The sisters reportedly wondered if they were the butt of a Spider-Man prank. They had seen him loitering near an exit when the left the store about 12:30 a.m., and reportedly asked if he was serious.
Upon questioning, the Spider-Man imposter reportedly shoved his hands in his pockets, turned tail and ran to the south end of the parking lot to a car, where he was last seen heading east on 23 Mile.
The X-Box One game system was released today and police believe that would-be bandit was there specifically to get the game. The suspect is described as a black man with light skin in his early 20s, slim and about 6-feet tall. Witnesses said they could see he was wearing glasses under the Spider-Man mask. Anyone with information is asked to call township police at (586) 949-2322 or Crime Stoppers at 800-SPEAK-UP.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
