Armed robbers hold up cash advance business in Pittsfield Township

By Cindy Heflin Associate news director

Posted on Fri, Dec 7, 2012 : 7:38 p.m.

Police stand outside a cash advance business with a dog after an armed robbery Friday night near Washtenaw Avenue and Golfside Drive in Pittsfield Township.

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Two armed men held up a payday loan and check cashing business on Washtenaw Avenue in Pittsfield Township Friday evening, fleeing with cash and employees’ cellphones, Pittsfield Township police said.

The men entered the business, near the intersection of Washtenaw and Golfside Drive, and ordered the employees to the floor, said Pittsfield Township Deputy Police Chief Gordy Schick. No one was injured.

The robbers were last seen fleeing west from the business on foot, Schick said. Ypsilanti police responded with a dog to attempt to track the suspects, two black men wearing all black.

The robbery occurred shortly after 5 p.m. No further information was immediately available.

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