HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Having two employees on hand apparently kept a cellular phone carrier on Holland’s South Side from suffering loss and perhaps prevented any harm done.
According to Public Safety Captain Jack Dykstra, a black man in his teens to early 20’s walked into the Verizon Wireless retailer on Washington Avenue near 40th Street around 7:45 last night, drew out a long-barreled, revolver-style handgun, and demanded merchandise from the clerk. Apparently unaware to the suspect, a second worker in the back quickly escaped and phoned 911. The suspect then fled on foot without getting any merchandise, and the two employees were not harmed. A canine unit wasn’t able to follow a track left behind by the suspect, but an image from surveillance video was captured and is posted above.
Anyone with any information on the matter is asked to contact Public Safety (policetips@cityholland.com) or Silent Observer.