Auto Show Visitors Become Crime Victims

Mayor Will Address Issue


POSTED: Friday, January 8, 2010
UPDATED: 10:20 am EST January 8, 2010

DETROIT -- Detroit police are on alert after auto show visitors become crime victims.
Several men are in town from Los Angeles for the Auto Show and said they were robbed on the streets of Detroit.
Detroit Visitors Become Crime Victims
The men told police they started at Slows Barbecue for dinner and as they headed to Harbor House for a drink, they noticed several teens, around 14 or 15 years old, running toward them with guns in their hands.
"My colleague peeled in another direction and was confronted by one of the teens and robbed. I ran into the Detroit Athletic Club and called police," said one of the victims who did not want his identity released.
The teens stole one wallet and some money.
The men said they have been visiting Detroit for almost 10 years and this was the first bad experience.
The mayor's office released this statement, "Unfortunately, incidents such as this occur everyday in urban areas across the country. The city of Detroit, under the leadership of Chief Warren Evans, is working to address these issues."
No one was injured.

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