Three Teens Arrested in Nassau Phone Shop Burglary Ring

Widmaer Innocent, 19, of West Babylon, and Jahmir Corbin, 18, of Westbury, along with a 17-year-old male juvenile, were arrested and arraigned April 10 in Hempstead in a targeted Nassau County probe into a string of phone-repair shop burglaries. The two adults were arraigned at the First District Court in Hempstead; the juvenile was arraigned in the Youth Section of the same court on April 10, 2026.

Police charged Innocent and Corbin with three counts each of burglary, attempted burglary and criminal possession of stolen property, according to NCPD statements. The 17-year-old faces five counts of burglary and attempted burglary, grand larceny and additional robbery charges tied to a violent home robbery in Westbury on Feb. 13, 2026.

Detectives tied the arrests to commercial break-ins at multiple small phone and repair businesses across Nassau County. The locations identified by investigators include iClinic Phone Repair in Rockville Centre, listed at 528 Merrick Road; RAPA Wireless in Uniondale; Phone Smart Shop at 1843A Grand Avenue in Baldwin; and a repair shop on Broadway in Hicksville. Police described the pattern as hits on high-resale-value electronics and components that can be fenced through secondary markets.

The inquiry was handled by specialized units: the Nassau County Police Department Major Case Squad led the investigation with assistance from the NCPD Bureau of Special Operations, First and Third Squad detectives, NCPD Crime Scene investigators and the Nassau County District Attorney’s Major Offense Bureau. Local reporting noted the arrests followed a police release and investigative photo credited to NCPD, reflecting a coordinated, multi-unit response to a series of commercial crimes.

Industry analysis frames these incidents within a broader rise in organized retail crime that targets electronics. National retail and mobile-industry groups, including the National Retail Federation and GSMA, have documented that smartphones and parts retain high resale value and are frequent targets for ORC networks, which can cross jurisdictions and use resale channels that complicate recoveries.

The arrests follow a local pattern: in December 2025, four suspects including juveniles were arrested in connection with two vape-shop burglaries after a multi-squad investigation, and in June 2024 three teens were arrested following a Merrick burglary. Those cases, like the current one, involved detective squads and recovery efforts and illustrate repeated juvenile involvement in Nassau commercial-property crimes.

Media coverage of the April arrests relayed police charges and arraignment details but did not include on-the-record statements from store owners or a public comment from the Nassau County district attorney. Investigators say they continue to pursue leads into estimated losses, specific methods of entry and suspected resale or fencing channels; upcoming court filings and DA charging papers are expected to provide additional detail. The case underscores how a small group moving across Rockville Centre, Uniondale, Baldwin and Hicksville drew Major Case Squad resources and prompted broader scrutiny of electronics-targeted retail crime.