HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, June 14, 2022) – A 25-year-old Holland woman has been arraigned on charges stemming from a Sunday home burglary in broad daylight on Holland’s North Side.
According to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Detective Captain Jake Sparks, deputies were dispatched to a residence off of Butternut Drive south of Riley Street shortly after 3 PM. That was where the suspect entered the house, confronted a 40-year-old woman inside and threatened her at gunpoint. Investigators found that after a brief skirmish, the suspect was able to take some property and drove off, while the victim was shaken up but apparently unhurt.
Sparks said that the two women knew each other, and after a brief search for the suspect’s vehicle, it was spotted by Holland Public Safety police officers in the Tulip City, and an arrest was made without incident. On Tuesday, Alyssa Aplin was arraigned on one count of armed robbery and two counts of assault/resist/obstruct a police officer and ordered held on a total of $12,500 bond by Holland District Court Judge Brad Knoll. A preliminary hearing date was not immediately disclosed.
The case remains open, and anyone with any information is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department or Silent Observer (877-887-4536).
