A 23-year-old man stole a tablet computer from its owner's hands and was arrested a short time later Tuesday, Ypsilanti police reported.
Investigators responded at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 400 block of Pearl Street for a report of a larceny from a person. According to a police news release, the 23-year-old man grabbed the tablet from the victim’s hands and ran from the area.
The man was arrested several blocks away by responding officers.
Police took the man to the Washtenaw County Jail, where he is awaiting possible larceny from a person charges.
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.