PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 14-year-old boy allegedly robbed customers inside a Pittsfield Township Meijer store with a fake gun, police say.
The robberies happened Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 at 3825 Carpenter Road in Pittsfield Township.
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In both separate robberies on those days the victims reported being approached by the teen inside the store. The victims say he demanded their phones and was armed with a gun.
During the second incident the victim refused to give the teen his phone and called police with a description of him.
When officers arrived to the scene they arrested the teen who had an airsoft pistol, a toy gun designed to look like a real handgun.
On Monday, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office authorized petitions on both robberies.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pittsfield Township Police Department at 734-822-4958.
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