The man took cash from cash registers at the store and forcibly grabbed a customer’s purse, police said. HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division is seeking guidance in the case of a man charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Authorities released video of the July 15 crime on Friday, which happened […]
In the fall of 2020, thieves hit more than two dozen AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon cellphone stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Houston. Finally, the FBI and Dallas police arrested four crew members after robbing an AT&T store in Fort Worth in December, officials said. Takeover-style armed robberies reported more than $500,000 in losses […]
House > Prosecutions > Apps and sites > A Texas federal court has ordered a former employee of a local phone store to pay $6,250 in damages for hacking. The woman, who was fired, promoted the hacking app Popcorn Time to customers and also uploaded pirated content herself. The damages awarded are significantly lower than […]
NEWARK, NJ – An Essex County, New Jersey man was indicted today by a federal grand jury for his role in a January 2021 robbery at gunpoint at a cell phone store in East Orange, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Kenneth Graham, 49, of Newark, is charged by indictment with one […]
HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division has asked for the public’s help in identifying the men responsible for an aggravated robbery. On Thursday, August 12 at around 6:50 p.m., two men walked into a cell phone store at 2000 Willowbrook Mall in northwest Houston. Upon entering the store, the couple briefly acted like […]
MINNEAPOLIS — An Illinois man was sentenced today to 105 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for setting fire to a cell phone store in Minneapolis following the murder of George Floyd. According to court documents, on May 28, 2020, Matthew Lee Rupert, 29, a resident of Galesburg, Illinois, posted messages […]
MINNEAPOLIS — An Illinois man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for setting fire to a cellphone store in Minneapolis following the murder of George Floyd. According to court documents, on May 28, 2020, Matthew Rupert, 29, a resident of Galesburg, Illinois, posted messages on […]
On Tuesday, the Delaware Attorney General’s Office announced that a Pennsylvania man had been formally charged with 41 crimes, including the murder of two people and the attempted murder, assault and/or robbery of four other victims, among other offences. Prosecutors alleged Keith Gibson, 39, engaged in a series of brutal crimes in Delaware, killing two […]
STATEN ISLAND, NY – A 29-year-old man illegally entered and stole cash from a cell phone store on Forest Avenue in Port Richmond, authorities say. The suspect is a former employee of the company, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Joseph Capolina of Jules Drive in Graniteville was arrested for the incident at […]
FORT WAYNE, Indiana (WANE) – The Department of Justice announced that two Illinois men have been sentenced after pleading guilty to theft from a cell phone store. Two charged with the “daring” theft of a mobile phone store Quran R. Waterford, 36, of Chicago, Illinois and Gary McCaleb, 31, of Harvey, Illinois, were sentenced on […]
I know to you I’m just a hippie-looking old woman with a flip phone. I’m sure there’s a million places you’d rather be than sitting in an empty store helping me. That’s probably why you decided it would be easier not to help me. But guess what… you’re getting paid to do pretty much nothing […]
GRPD says the man grabbed the officer’s baton and hit him with it, and also tried to grab the officer’s gun. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Until Wednesday, there had never been an attempted robbery in the Grand Rapids wireless zone. “It’s been a very safe place, absolutely,” says manager Ronjiv Roy. But Roy was ready […]
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUSTON (CW39) “We can’t make this stuff up! That’s what robbery investigators said after a man and a woman robbed a cellphone store when […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Two men attempting to steal cell phones from an AT&T store in Frankfort sparked a high-speed, three-county chase that landed one of the two in jail. According to Frankfurt police, at around 5:25 p.m. Tuesday, the AT&T store at 130 Jett Blvd. reported that two men entered the store posing as […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – An irate customer at a Madison store jumped onto a counter and threw a knife at an employee after the worker tried to help others while the customer was on the phone, under an arrest warrant. Subway Police responded to a call for an armed person around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at […]
Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk today announced the guilty plea of 28-year-old MATTHEW LEE RUPERT to one count of arson. RUPERT, who was originally charged on June 1, 2020, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Nancy E. Brasel. A sentencing date will be set later. According to the defendant’s guilty plea […]
BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with the March 2019 robbery of a T-Mobile store in Brockton and shooting at police officers as he and his co-defendants s were fleeing. Darius Carter, 28, pleaded guilty to interfering with commerce by robbery; conspiracy to obstruct trade by […]
A federal jury has convicted a Long Beach, California man of committing a series of violent robberies at cellphone stores, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah has announced. After about two hours of deliberation, a jury on Wednesday found Edward Eugene Robinson, 49, guilty of conspiracy to obstruct commerce by […]
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2) – Two men are facing charges in connection with a March 4 armed robbery at a Madison Heights cell phone store. Police said Darnell Stanley, 35, of Detroit, and Aaron White, 32, of Clinton Township entered Go Wireless at 501 W. 14 Mile Road at around 4:45 p.m. Darnell Stanley […]
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Armed robbers raided a cell phone store in Brownsburg on Wednesday and tied up employees before fleeing with phones and cash. […]
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Armed robbers raided a cell phone store in Brownsburg on Wednesday and tied up employees before fleeing with phones and cash. […]
OVERBROOK HILLS, PA — A cell phone store in the Overbrook Hills section of Lower Merion Township was burglarized at gunpoint on Tuesday, Lower Merion Police say. Police said the robbery took place around 4:56 p.m. Tuesday at the Boost Mobile Store located at 1415 W. City Ave. in Overbrook Hills. Two men entered the […]
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Some independent cell phone shop owners fear being targeted by armed criminals. From thefts to burglaries, store owners told FOX13 they want the help of the Memphis police. A suspect used a shotgun to rob a store in the 3400 block of Park on Friday. RELATED: Police search for suspect after armed robbery at Memphis […]
by BRIAN NADIG Style slot machines were recently seen at a cell phone store that opened at 4466 N. Milwaukee Ave. A spokesperson for the city’s Commercial Affairs and Consumer Protection Department said inspectors were unable to enter the business and referred the matter to the police department’s Defect Control Section. from Chicago. Lucky’s Wireless, […]