GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Police arrested a male teen suspected of breaking into Purple East Sunday morning in the city’s Creston neighborhood.
Officers responded to a call of a breaking and entering at around 4 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 3 at the business, located at 2221 Plainfield Ave. NE. A witness observed three individuals exit an SUV-type vehicle and break into the head shop, an email from Grand Rapids Police Sgt. John Wittkowski states.
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Upon further investigation, officers discovered that the suspect vehicle was stolen from a local car dealership, according to an updated email from Wittkowski. The SUV was located at 11:30 a.m. in a hotel parking lot near the intersection of 28th Street and East Beltline Avenue Northeast, the email states.
Investigators made a possible connection between the vehicle and a separate breaking and entering incident at a Kentwood business, according to the email. Officers found the vehicle and subsequently arrested the suspect, who was in possession of the keys to the SUV and evidence from both break-ins.
The suspect, a 17-year-old man, is lodged at the Kent County Correctional Facility. There was no update on the other two suspects, who fled south on Plainfield according to witness testimony.
Purple East has been a staple in the Grand Rapids community since 1974, according to the business’ Facebook page. The Plainfield location has been open since 2018.
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