UPDATE:
After reviewing a video recording of the incident, Lee Daugherty updated his description of his assailant:
B/M 40s, mostly bald with some lower hair, silver facial hair, black T-shirt, black sunglasses, black Adidas backpack, jeans, grey sneakers, left on a black huffy-style bicycle and carrying Lee’s fashionable red bank bag.
And Daugherty reports he got the fashionable red bank bag back. He found it “in alley minus money of course.” (picture below)
ORIGINAL POST:
Lee Daugherty was opening his bar Alexandre’s on Cedar Springs Road when he was robbed.
As he was opening the patio area at about 9:45 a.m., Daugherty said a man came in an asked for a glass of water. Daugherty told him he wasn’t opened yet. The man said he just wanted a glass of water. Daugherty told him, “Sure. Give me a couple of minutes.”
The man said “Fuck you,” and reached over the bar and grabbed a red bank bag with his cash deposit.
Daugherty said he was fine and it was lucky the bar doesn’t do much cash business. He said he will get a picture of the man off his camera. Until then, he described the assailant as a black man in his 30s, dreds and black t-shirt. He rode off on a black huffy-style bicycle.
— David Taffet
13/90 on Cedar Springs!
More security I see coming and don’t leave front door open till you are really open
Description went from “dreds” to “mostly bald with some lower hair” ??? And what queen thinks this generic red bank bag is “fashionable’?
Not that I wish this on anybody but I will say this is karma served. About a year ago I was in here and opened a tab. When I went to leave after an hour of being there, I asked to close my tab. They said they couldn’t find it. Asked my name multiple times, I had made 2 trips to the bar and they found it when I ordered my 2nd round but not when I went to close it? Weird. So they asked for my card again and asked what all I ordered and I told them and was charged for everything I ordered. They told me the initial charge would drop off and only one charge would appear. 9 days later both charges were still there. I called back and asked to talk to a mgr explained they owed me a refund for the amount without the tip and was willing to bring my bank statement to show them. They said I had to wait for the owner, a guy named Lee to return my call as he was the only one who did refunds. After the 3rd time leaving my name and number and never being able to speak to Lee, I just said screw it and was out the extra $38 charge before my tip. I had even stopped by there in the afternoon on a weekday and magically Lee wasn’t there! Haven’t stepped foot in that place and never will again because of how shady it seemed that Lee couldn’t return my calls for a refund! I told everyone I know who goes there this too and they no longer go there as well! Glad nobody was hurt in this incident.