PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) — Officials with the Portage Department of Public Safety are investigating after a report of an armed robbery.
It happened near the intersection of East Milham Avenue and Newport Road just before 11:30 a.m. Monday.
A 65-year-old Portage resident was working at a nearby business when he was confronted by an armed, masked, male suspect in the parking lot.
The victim was struck in the head and treated for minor injures while the suspect fled on foot.
Kalamazoo County’s K-9 unit attempted to track down the suspect but were unsuccessful; however, authorities did find a C02 BB gun near the scene.
Investigators are looking into the BB gun and ask anyone with information to contact Portage Public Safety or Silent Observer.
