Two Arrested After Attempted Robbery At Cricket Wireless

Incident Number: 50-24-7045

Date/Time: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 at 10:47 a.m.

Location: Cricket Wireless, 1225 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid Email: Ryan.Schmid@cj.state.de.us

Narrative: The Dover Police Department has issued warrants for Michael Larbi, 25, and a 17-year-old male, both of Dover, following an attempted Robbery on Thursday. The investigation began at 10:47 a.m., when Dover Police received a hold up alarm at Cricket Wireless, 1225 North DuPont Highway. Officers responded and checked the area, however the suspects could not be located. The investigation revealed that two black males entered the store, one armed with a Taser and demanded the victim, an employee of the store, turn over property. The suspects were unable to retrieve any property and fled from the store inside of a vehicle.

At 1:00 p.m. on the same date, Smyrna Police Department were called to T-Mobile located within the town for a suspected robbery and the suspects matched the description of the suspects involved in the Cricket Wireless incident. For details of this incident click here

Following Smyrna’s incident, with the assistance of T-Mobile Security, the suspects were tracked to a service area in Hamilton Township, NJ and were taken into custody by members of the New Jersey State Police. The suspects were then identified as Larbi and the 17-year-old.

Through the investigation, it was also determined that the suspects were responsible for the February 12th Robbery at Verizon as well.

Both suspects are currently being held in New Jersey awaiting extradition to Delaware. Upon return, they will be formally charges for all incidents listed in this release.