Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Cross-dressing man with 'full-grown beard' steals from Detroit shop in armed robbery - video

2015 has definitely been the year of the cross-dressing thief

Jack Simpson
Wednesday 20 May 2015 04:40 EDT
Comments
The man was said to be sporting a dress, handbag and fully grown beard
The man was said to be sporting a dress, handbag and fully grown beard (Detroit Police)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

The world has definitely seen a spike in the number of cross-dressing thieves in 2015.

In February, it was the cross-dresser who threatened to blow up a McDonald’s if he was not given the contents of the restaurant’s tills.

While in Victoria, Australia, a man dressed in drag made off with hundreds of pounds during the armed robbery of a service station in April.

Now, Detroit is the latest city to be terrorised by a transvestite after a shop was robbed by an armed man sporting a handbag, purple dress and "full-grown beard and moustache".

In the video released by Detroit Police yesterday, the 6ft tall man is seen entering the Walgreens drug store in the city’s westside.

After browsing for a couple of minutes, the man pulls out a gun on the shop’s cashier and instructs him to put the money from the till into his handbag.

Police are now on the hunt for the thief and have described him as a 6ft black male about , with a full beard and moustache.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in