Bills Lynch accused of stealing money from woman, report

Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch has been accused of taking 20 dollars from a woman at a Buffalo-area restaurant.

The alleged victim is the wife of a police officer who reported the December 7 incident the following day and was then interviewed by police on Wednesday, the Buffalo News reported Saturday.

"She's terrified of him. He threatened her girlfriend who tried to retrieve the money after he robbed my wife," the woman's husband William Crawford told the newspaper. "He thinks he's above the law because of his status as an athlete."

The newspaper said police declined to comment other than to confirm the woman had a filed a robbery complaint.

Crawford, who didn't want to give his wife's name because of safety concerns, said the incident occurred at a TGI Friday's restaurant where the police sergeant's wife and her girlfriend had stopped for dinner.

Lynch, who is in his third NFL season, has rushed for a total of 450 yards in 13 games this season.