15 neighborhood mobile telephone stores have been damaged into in August

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Tuesday’s arrest of four teens in Holland Township, located with several cell phones inside a stolen automobile, comes after more than a dozen crimes at mobile phone stores across West Michigan.

Detectives are investigating whether this incident is associated with the 15 wreck-ins.

Five Verizon shops, 3 Sprint shops, 3 T-Mobile shops, two AT&T stores, and two Cricket Wireless shops were hit.

Late Saturday, Aug. 10, into Sunday, Aug. 11

A Verizon save in Caledonia Township became broken into
A Verizontowerp in Lowell Township turned into a block.A Verizon shop in Plainfield Township became damaged.

Late Sunday, Aug. 11, into Monday, Aug. 12

An AT&T store on 10 Mile Road in Algoma Township was broken into around 3:30 a.m. On Monday. The glass on the front door was smashed in. A Sprint save on Northland Drive in Plainfield Township was broken into. A Verizon shop on Cottonwood Drive, close to 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Street in Jenison, was burglarized at 7 a.m. On Monday. The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said $1,600 worth of phones had been taken, and a front window was smashed. A Cricket Wireless store on North Park Drive in Holland was robbed on Monday around 9:30 a.m. Police do not believe this incident is related to the others. A suspect walked into the shop rapidly after it opened, pulled a gun on the clerk, and demanded cash.

Tuesday, Aug. 13

A T-Mobile smartphone on Lake Michigan Drive in Allendale was damaged when the front window turned into shards around 6:30 a.m. Police stated it does not seem as though anything was taken because the phone was secured in nother location. A Verizon truck on Byron Center Avenue was broken into on Tuesday morning.

Wednesday, Aug. 14

A T-Mobile store on James Street in Holland Township became damaged. The front door was smashed out. Staff participants are nonetheless running on the actual stock loss.

Friday, Aug. 16

The AT&T shop at the Woodland Mall became damaged early in the morning. Phones, rings, and garb had been stolen from the mall and later recovered. Three teenagers are in custody.

Monday, Aug. 19

The glass at a T-Mobile store in the Shops at Centerpointe Mall was smashed Monday morning in a attempted robbery.
The Cricket Wireless shop on Alpine Avenue and North Center Drive in Walker was damaged on Monday morning.

Thursday, Aug. 22

The glass on the Sprint was broken on the highway in Wyoming. It’s not clean if anything has been stolen.

Tuesday, Aug 27

A Holland Township Sprint store was burglarized on Tuesday morning at 65 Douglas Ave. No damage, unclear if something was stolen. Ottawa deputies located dozens of stolen cell telephones in a stolen car from St. Joseph County. Four had been arrested in this incident.