On Nov. 4, 2023, at approximately 6:38 A.M., officers responded to the Admiral Gas Station at 805 N. State St. for the report of an armed robbery. The caller advised that the suspect had entered the gas station, showed a handgun, and demanded money. The suspect left the scene and headed west through the parking lot of the store.

The suspect is described as a white male wearing a green hoodie, gray sweatpants, tennis shoes, and a ski mask. This is an active investigation and detectives and officers are still on scene.

The Big Rapids Police Department is being assisted on scene by the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office, the Michigan State Police, and Meceola Central Dispatch.

If you have any information about this incident, you are asked to call the Big Rapids Police Department at 231-527-0005 ext. 1017.