By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
joanne@wktv.org
Wyoming Department of Public Safety is asking anyone with information about a cell phone store robbery that took place today, Jan. 4, to contact the department or Silent Observer.
On Jan. 4, around 10:50 a.m., officers from the Wyoming Department of Public Safety were dispatched to the Verizon Store in the 5800 block of Byron Center Ave. SW on a report of a robbery that just occurred.
The initial investigation indicates that four suspects entered the store after pushing an employee out of the doorway. The suspects obtained an undisclosed amount of phones and fled the store northbound on Byron Center Ave in a blue pick-up truck. No weapons were seen during the robbery and the employee was not injured.
The suspects are described as four African American males, possibly teenagers, wearing masks over their faces. The suspect vehicle is described as a cobalt blue Ford F-150 pick-up truck with no license plate and damage on the passenger side with white paint transfer from a previous accident (not related to this robbery).
Prior to the robbery, a station in the same area reported a gas drive off involving a truck matching the description of the vehicle used in the robbery.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Wyoming Department of Public Safety at 616-530-7300 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.
