Ypsilanti worker tied up, strangled, beaten during robbery schemed up by 2 men, woman, police say
A woman and two men were involved in a plan to ask a worker inside an Ypsilanti cellphone store several questions before tying him up, strangling him with a rope and beating him bloody, officials said. They then stole several items and fled to an apartment 1,000 feet away, according to authorities.
Man surrenders after barricading himself in Boost Mobile store and starting smoldering fire
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A man who barricaded himself in a Boost Mobile cell phone store, causing damage and trying to set a fire, surrendered peacefully after about two hours Saturday, Feb. 20. Grand Rapids police responded to the area of Kalamazoo Avenue SE and 44th Street about 11:40 a.m. for a reported disturbance. Some sort of altercation happened in a different nearby store between two customers and one of the men then went to the Boost Mobile store. Police said he found orange paint in a back storage area and threw it on windows, as well as causing other damage. Dan Adams said a negotiator was able to speak with the man and eventually calm him down.
mlive.comVIDEO: Dearborn Heights police seek 2 men wanted in burglary
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – Police in Dearborn Heights are looking for information on two men wanted in connection to a Sunday morning burglary. According to authorities, the break-in occurred at about 2:15 a.m. at a Boost Mobile store located at 8255 North Telegraph Road. Police said the two men broke in and stole cash from the register. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Dearborn Heights Police Department at 313-277-7716. You can watch surveillance video from the scene above.
Armed thief zip ties employee after robbing phone service company in Monroe, police say
MONROE, Mich. – A thief armed with a semi-automatic pistol tied up an employee with zip ties after robbing a cellphone service company in Monroe, police said. The man walked into the Boost Mobile store at 602 North Telegraph Road at 3:42 p.m. Tuesday, according to authorities. He pulled out a black semi-automatic handgun and demanded cash and merchandise from the employee, officials said. Police said the man used zip ties to restrain the employee before leaving with several cellphones and an undetermined amount of cash. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Monroe police at 734-243-7510 or 734-243-7500.
Monroe Police seeking robbery suspect
The armed robbery happened about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at Boost Mobile on N. Telegraph Rd. The Monroe Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that happened about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at Boost Mobile, 602 N. Telegraph Rd. According to the report, the male suspect showed a black semi automatic handgun before demanding cash and merchandise from the store employee. The suspect then used zip ties to restrain the employee before leaving the several phones and an undetermined amount of cash. Anyone with information regarding the robbery is asked to contact Monroe Police Department; Monroe Detective Aaron Oetjens at 734-243-7510 or Monroe Officer Brent Cathey at 734-243-7500, ext 7570.
monroenews.comDeer crashes into cell phone store
A deer came crashed through one of the storefront windows of the cell phone store on North Main Avenue in West Scranton. it would come back and run forward again, come back and run forward again, come back and run forward again. The deer finally got out of the store by jumping through the other storefront window. "I was shocked, I was shocked to see a deer in the store but what else could I do? "Glass all over, all over the rug, all over the store, glass all outside of the store when it broke out the other glass," Schraud said.
DOJ announces agreement on $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it has reached an agreement on the more than $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. Following the announcement, shares of T-Mobile and Sprint hit new all-time highs of $85.22 and $8.06, respectively. Shares of Dish Network climbed as much as 3.5%. However, T-Mobile and Sprint still face an ongoing lawsuit from 13 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia. The trial is set to begin on Oct. 7, but that date could be pushed back until Dec. 9, given the structural changes to the merger announced Friday.
cnbc.comDepartment of Justice pushing T-Mobile to give more to Dish, sources say
If the Department of Justice is going to allow T-Mobile to merge with Sprint, it's going to need more concessions from Deutsche Telekom. Deutsche Telekom, Dish and the DOJ are close to an agreement, and a deal could be finalized by next week, according to people familiar with the matter. Given Dish's need for more capital to build a network, T-Mobile has also asked that no strategic investor take more than a 5% stake in Dish, said the people. Dish and T-Mobile have come to a rough agreement on terms, CNBC's David Faber reported earlier on Tuesday. Watch: T-Mobile, Dish reached a tentative deal pending DOJ concerns
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