BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Police in Battle Creek are investigating after a couple was robbed at gunpoint during a drug deal.
A 24-year-old Battle Creek man and his 28-year-old girlfriend negotiated through Facebook to buy heroin from the dealer, agreeing to meet near Circle Drive and South La Vista Boulevard early Wednesday. During the encounter, he entered the backseat of the couple’s vehicle and brandished a handgun, making off with cell phones, $40 cash, two knives and a digital scale.
The man fled the vehicle after threatening to shoot both victims. He told the man and woman to remain still before running from the car.
– Anthony Pollreisz
