Teen armed with knife threatens to rob store.

Teen armed with knife threatens to rob store.

LUDINGTON — ​A 16-year-old Ludington boy armed with a knife in his waistband walked into the 4th Ward Market ​on Second Street and threatened to rob the store Sunday, Sept. 5, before 3 p.m., according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski of the Ludington Police Department.

The teen was taken into custody and later released to his parents, and the case will be turned over to the Mason County Juvenile Court.

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