Cops: Man robs repair shop while picking up car

[March 17, 2009]  YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities said a man who was picking up his car from a repair shop pulled out a handgun while paying and robbed the business of about $500 in cash.

The Ann Arbor News reported the 24-year-old fled in his car Friday from the shop in Washtenaw County's Ypsilanti Township, about 30 miles west of Detroit. Sheriff's deputies caught him shortly afterward.

The man, who had dropped off the car Wednesday for repairs, was taken to jail.

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Information from: The Ann Arbor News, http://www.mlive.com/ann-arbor/

[Associated Press]

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