PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 14-year-old boy is in custody after using an Airsoft gun that looked like a real weapon to rob people at the Pittsfield Township Meijer store over the weekend.
Police said they were called to the store at 3825 Carpenter Road just after 6 p.m. Friday and just after 3 p.m. Saturday on reports of armed robberies.
This is a picture of the Airsoft gun used in the robberies that looked like a real pistol. Photo: Pittsfield Township police.
In both instances, the victims were approached by a male inside the store who showed them a gun and demanded their phones.
The victim on Saturday did not give up his phone and instead called 911. He provided police with a description, and officers were able to arrest the teen without incident as he left the store.