Christopher Lloyd Boulle, 57, is being held on $500,000 bond at the Kent County Correctional Facility on two counts of armed robbery, one count of unarmed robbery and being a habitual felony offender, according to a Kent County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Boulle is the suspect in three separate robberies.
On April 9 deputies were called on an unarmed robbery of the Citgo gas station at 250 76th Street, S.W. in Byron Township. The suspect came to the cash register to pay for an item; when the register was open, he shoved the employee back and stole cash from the register.
With review of video surveillance, investigators were able to develop Boulle as a suspect. Attempts to locate Boulle were conducted, however, he left the state.
On April 24, deputies were sent to the same gas station on the report of an armed robbery. Investigators quickly determined that the suspect from both incidents appeared to be the same. During that incident, the robber said he had cutting instrument, threatened the employee and demanded money from the cash register; the employee complied.
Later on April 24, deputies were sent to the area of 28th Street and Hotel Avenue, S.E. in Cascade Township on a report of an armed robbery of a man who stopped to give panhandler money and had the panhandler steal his wallet from the car seat. When the victim followed the man, he said he had a knife and threatened to stab him. From the description given by the victim, investigators believed Boulle was the suspect.
Early on April 25, after an extensive search, investigators learned that Boulle was in Dundee, MI. The Dundee Police Department was contacted and quickly took Boulle into custody without further incident. Evidence linking Boulle to the three incidents was located at the time of his arrest.
Anyone with information about the cases or additional victims is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 616-632-6100 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.
