Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
KEARNEY — On Monday, July 31, 2023 shortly before 1 a.m., Kearney Police Officers responded to a burglary alarm at the Verizon Store located at 5110 2nd Avenue in Kearney.
When officers arrived, they noticed a front window of the store had been broken out with a large rock.
Preliminary investigation indicated that access had been gained to the store and several cell phones and iPads had been stolen from the store. Kearney Police Officers discovered that the Grand Island Verizon store had also been burglarized shortly after the Kearney store.
KPD officers worked with Grand Island Police Department and discovered that it appeared the suspects who broke into the Kearney store appeared to be the same suspects that broke into the Grand Island store.
Kearney Police Investigators have been diligently working with Grand Island Police Department and the St. Charles, Mo. Police Department to determine the identity of the suspects in both burglaries. Using multiple forms of technology, interviews, video surveillance and FLOCK license plate cameras, all three suspects were identified in the Kearney and Grand Island burglaries.
Arrest warrants for Burglary, a Class 2A felony, have been obtained for 33-year-old Anthony Michael Jordan and 32-year-old Marcus Anthony Brown both of St. Louis. Additionally, an arrest warrant for Aiding and Abetting a Burglary, a Class 2A felony has been obtained for 41-year-old Carlene Nicole Johnson, also of St. Louis.
The Kearney Police Department worked in partnership with Grand Island Police Department and St. Charles, Mo. Police Department in this ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Kearney Police Department (308) 237-2104, Buffalo County Crimestoppers (308) 237-3424, or through the See It Say It Send It App.
The Kearney Police Department is committed to the safety and security of our community, and we continue to work closely with our citizens, business and other Law Enforcement Agencies as we work together towards that goal.
