Posted on 06/06/2008 12:09:56 PM PDT by Main Street
Mob of young men attacks
Man's skull fractured during beating; another attacked, robbed
Police suspect a mob of 20 to 30 young men who brutally attacked a motorist in Mount Clemens on Saturday may also be responsible for at least two other violent crimes that took place the same night.
Four people were taken into custody for questioning and police Sunday were hoping to interview a man who was beaten unconscious during the ordeal and was hospitalized with a fractured skull.
"This certainly was a frightening incident," Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said.
The trouble began late Saturday and into early Sunday starting on North River Road near the Macomb Daily building when more than two dozen men wearing ball caps and baggy shorts blocked traffic in the street as they spread out in the street.
A 29-year-old female motorist attempted to drive past the crowd in the street and someone in the mob threw a brick at the car window. The car stopped and a man got out to see what had happened.
"At that point at least 12 of the subjects jumped on him, beating and kicking him several times to the point where he was unconscious," Hackel said. "A second man then got out of the car and also was attacked but not nearly as bad as the first individual."
The victim who was badly beaten was identified by WDIV-TV (Channel 4) as Andy Kauffman. He was reported to be in serious condition at Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, according to hospital spokeswoman Diane Kish.
Kauffman's wife, Angelina, was quoted by the TV news report as saying she had no idea why the crowd attacked her car. "It just happened to be us, I guess," she said.
Meanwhile, sheriff's deputies were called to a Marathon gas station on North Gratiot about 30 minutes later to respond to a call of a fight progress.
At the gas station a man was beaten and robbed of his cell phone and wallet, Hackel said. The victim was not seriously hurt.
On Sunday, workers at the gas station said the man was confronted near a pay telephone. When the gas station attendant saw what was happening, he locked the front door. An employee said workers had to wash the man's blood from the door Sunday.
Police also are investigating to see whether a similar incident at Rec Bowl on Crocker Boulevard may be related to the same group of attackers.
"We had a rash of similar incidents all within about an hour's time frame," Hackel said. "There is a carnival going on at Gibraltar Trade Center which is where we believe the this group had been congregating before the trouble broke out."
Police said four suspects were taken into custody on charges of disorderly conduct. Investigators want to talk with anyone who may have information on the incidents.
Tips may be phoned in to the sheriff's office at (586) 469-5151.
That picture is from a bicycle race in Mexico a couple of days ago. A drunk driver fell asleep and plowed into a group of racers, killing one.
BLack on white hate crime.....there I typed what I was thinking but of course thats not PC unless its the other way around.
Yes, a large mob of black “youths” beating up a random white guy. No hate crime here, move along
The reason? You're human.
I regret not having put a warning notice for the link.
Imagine if the situation had been reversed. There would have been riots by now.
Better get these angry rants in now. I fear after next Jan. 21 that FR and sites like this will be banned by the “human rights commission” or some nonsense like that.
Do like me and get the hell out. Am I glad we left. Moved October, 07. We lost big time on our Dearborn condo, but it sure was great to get out of there.
The savagery and viciousness of the NY attacker was so outrageous it stands out from most other crimes. I think it even made some national headlines but the story didn’t last long. Yet for some reason when 3 guys, a woman, and possibly other accomplices did the same thing to that young woman in Knoxville, that was largely ignored by the national media. In that case the victims could have their picture shown because they were dead. I hope this gal from the NYC atrocity some day goes public, like the Central Park Jogger, and lets the world see what the piece of garbage did to her. Then perhaps more women will arm themselves and refuse to be victims.
This society just becomes more and more absurd and barbaric. That is a major reason why I don’t pay any attention to liberals and leftists. They feel sorry for the perpetrators of crime, and not the victims. They absolutely believe that we should treat criminal acts like this as no big deal.
I have a small flag ( 3x5 ) on the house and my back-lit garrison flag in the yard.
The article deliberately blocked out mentioning that this was black on White crime, but I knew anyway, thanks to my highly trained newsreader mind.
Put it in Drive.
Press the accelerator half way.
Drop it into first.
Do not stop.
Mount Clemens... Is that near San Diego or Boston?
Who is Glenn Beck, and what is the link?
“Be not afraid you of little faith. I have come as the Messiah, to ease your troubles. I Barry Hussein Obamination can walk on water, calm the waters and water your lawns. Be at peace my bretheren and bros, for I am here to lift you, and your wallets, so that you may see my glory! As for these ruffians, I say enough. There, that should teach them a severe lesson!!
Real? Wow!
Yeah, that’s the way the media is playing him...he’s the new Christ. I ask this semi-seriously, does Barry have anything in his background that connects with the number 666?
Yeah. We are in a lot of trouble. Not only overseas, but domestically, it may be that Barry has to become President as nothing more than a role model...
...maybe he and Bill Cosby can get black kids to start working in school...they just keep filling up the prisons, we have to try something new.
The thugs keep the money flowing for the Welfare State and other Leftist social programs. The Middle Class thinks it can buy peace pay paying Danegeld. They are wrong
Oh well, I don't want to be banned either....
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