Niles police investigating armed robbery at Check Into Cash

NILES, Mich. -- Niles Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened at the Check Into Cash store on S. 11th Street.

Police said they received a hold up alarm at 12:24 p.m. Wednesday from the store.

A few seconds later, they received a 9-1-1 call reporting a robbery at the same location.

Niles Police responded to the scene and deputies from the Berrien County Sheriff's Department and officers with the Michigan State Police assisted in a search of the area for the suspect.

Employees told police the man entered the store with a gun and the gun was fired inside the store. Police do not know if the gun was fired accidentally or intentionally.

There were no injuries.

If you have any information in this case, please contact the Niles Police Detective Bureau at 269-683-0404. Anonymous tips can be submitted online by visiting www.tipsoft.com or by texting a tip to 274637; with keyword tipnilespd.