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Woman charged with armed robbery after threatening woman at gunpoint, stealing from home

Police say the victim and suspect knew each other.
Credit: WZZM

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — A woman is in custody after authorities said she was involved in a home invasion in Ottawa County.

Police say the armed home invasion happened Sunday around 3 p.m. when a Alyssa JoEllen Aplin, 25, entered a home in the 600 block of Butternut Drive in Holland Township. The woman confronted a 40-year-old woman inside the home and threatened her at gunpoint, police say.

The woman then stole from the home and fled the scene in a vehicle.

Police later located the vehicle in Holland. The woman was taken into custody and lodged at the Ottawa County Jail until she was arraigned on Tuesday.

Aplin was charged with one count of armed robbery for which she received a $10,000 cash/surety bond and two counts of assault/resist/obstruct a police officer with a $2,500 10% bond. Aplin remains in custody at the Ottawa County Jail. 

No one was injured in the incident. The victim and suspect knew each other, according to police.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office or Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT (745368) or mosotips.com

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